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Chief economist update: RBA cuts official cash rate to 0.75%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... borrow to kind of go on a holiday or buy furniture or kind of do some spending, they don't do that anymore... When we lower interest rates, they are more likely go to the bank and say, 'Look, I want to pay off my mortgage'." This begs the ...

Chief economist update: Time for a Keynes comeback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
"Help, I need somebody... Help me if you can, I'm feeling down... Help me get my feet back on the ground Won't you please, please help me." -- The Beatles Most major world central banks have already cut interest rates (more than once) and/or ...

Climate change to erode returns: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
A report from Frontier Advisors warns the economic drag related to climate change will wipe out 0.25% of superannuation returns. This is the first time the consultancy has revised its long-term assumptions based specifically on the effects of climate ...

Growing uncertainty sees more advisers outsourcing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
Financial advisers are increasingly bearish in their outlook for Aussie equities and uncertain about global equities - resulting in an uptick in outsourcing. New Investment Trends research indicates a strong trend for advisers moving away from being ...

Chief economist update: The BOJ needs to run faster to stay in the running

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... purchase programme at a monthly pace of €20 billion from 1 November; and forward-guided that "remain at their present or lower levels until we have seen the inflation outlook robustly converge to a level sufficiently close to, but below, 2% within ...

Colchester launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... Angela MacPherson, said: "Relative to credit and hedge funds it can offer a liquid and simple alternative that may also have lower default risk; after all local currency emerging markets, as governments, can tax and print money which corporates cannot." ...

Australia investor friendly, not consumer friendly: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... has led to greater fee transparency. "We conclude that the investor experience is improving across multiple markets given lower fees and ease of entry for investors to buy funds without loads or trailing commissions," said Morningstar. Despite low fees ...

AllianceBernstein wins industry fund mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... aligns directly with the core values of this strategy," he said. "Green MVE provides an opportunity for investors who want to lower the carbon footprint of their portfolio and invest in a more environmentally responsible way to do so, without risking ...

Chief executive bonuses unscathed by public perception

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... top executives is over 65 times the average adult's earnings. However, the average remuneration for executives has trended lower. "We have seen several leading companies lowering remuneration for incoming chief executives, reducing cash pay by deferring ...

Chief economist update: Fed future move depends on dollar direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... reductions of their own or forward guidance for greater policy accommodation. Apart from boosting US export competitiveness, a lower dollar would also raise import prices that, in turn, would flow through to higher consumer price inflation. But it hasn't. ...