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Janus Henderson wins global mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... securities and secured loans. It has an unconstrained, total return focus and is largely hedged back to the Australian dollar with a duration profile of up to six years. Alpha Fund Manager portfolio manager Julien Brodie said the fund was chosen because ...

Ho ho hum MYEFO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... from the May Budget. Australian financial markets showed little, if at all, reaction to the MYEFO reveal. The Australian dollar rose by a mere 0.3% to US$0.7665 and the yield on 10-year Australian bonds ticked up to 2.53% from 2.52%. It could be because ...

Magellan research head departs following restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... familiar with these names because we use their products and services all the time," he said. Given the fairly high Australian dollar, it makes sense to invest in global equities and Australian investors should have a meaningful portion allocated to this ...

Thinning trade surplus shaves A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... appears to be stronger overall, the pick-up in imports is also partly due to higher import costs following the Australian dollar's depreciation over the month. The A$ fell by 2.3% to US$0.7668 at the end of October from US$0.7847 at end-September. The ...

Fixed income specialist wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... invests in a diversified portfolio of high yielding global fixed interest securities and actively hedged to the Australian dollar. Premium China executive director and chief investment specialist Jonathan Wu said: "By not taking into account the credit ...

OECD tells RBA to take a hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... property sector's large multiplier effect on the economy. A gentle 25 basis point hike could strengthen the Australian dollar - eroding the "strong commodity prices and exports underpin growth" the OECD talks about. Not to mention, the stronger Australian ...

Beyond 6000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... year, aided by the RBA's 25 bps interest rate reduction to 2.25% in February and the corresponding drop in the Australian dollar exchange rate which hit a low of US$0.6843 in the same year. The index made another run for 6000 again earlier this year ...

Magellan soars past $1.5bn for massive IPO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... familiar with these names because we use their products and services all the time," he said. Given the fairly high Australian dollar, it makes sense to invest in global equities and Australian investors should have a meaningful portion allocated to this ...

Time to start factoring in an RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... precisely, imports of consumption goods dropped the most, down 4% in August despite the relatively stronger Australian dollar during the period. Faced with record high household debt, sluggish wages growth (zero real wages growth), rising utility costs ...

Peak iron ore?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... measures to strengthen lending standards in this area". The statement also revealed the RBAs concerns over the Australian dollar's appreciation and high levels of household debt and subdued wage growth. On balance, the positives balance the negatives. ...