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Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... dollar is taking a battering and is headed down, down. I first came across this when I read Michael Wilson's piece on Bloomberg, "The Australian Dollar's Outlook Darkens" (16 May). Back then Michael talked about leveraged long A$ positions for the 6th ...

Decidedly undecided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... plans to go to Brussels to re-negotiate France's status in the EU and to hold a referendum on reintroducing the Franc. (Bloomberg). She's Trump and Brexit put together. Certainly, the best outcome for financial markets is for a Macron win on the 7 May ...

Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... far this year. Oster is also on the money regarding the RBA's "emphasis on financial stability". Just yesterday at the Bloomberg Breakfast conference, RBA Assistant Governor (Financial System) Michele Bullock underscored the Australian central bank's ...

RBA zeroes in on balance sheets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... rising house prices - are a key focus for the RBA, assistant governor Michele Bullock said. Bullock told this morning's Bloomberg address on the risks facing Australia's economy since the global financial crisis that she personally would not speculate ...

Aussie firms join gender index

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
The number of female executives at firms listed on the global Bloomberg Financial Services Gender Equality Index (BFGEI) jumped 25.2% between 2014 and 2015. That is a highlight of the 2017 BFGEI, recognising 52 firms in 17 countries with a commitment ...

Bond funds complete circle for Legg Mason

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... take the view on fixed income that bond yields are going to go up, clearly having something that is benchmarked to the [Bloomberg Barclays] global aggregate is probably going to underperform on an absolute basis. On a relative basis people still want ...

Legg Mason launches new bond fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... which is managed by Western Asset, offers investors exposure to an actively managed global bond fund, benchmarked to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index. Head of investments at Western Asset Australia, Anthony Kirkham, said the firm believes ...

AMP and Zenith portfolios add global bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... Management, is an unconstrained global fixed income fund and is based on Payden's absolute return strategy. Relative to the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index, the fund has generated 2.41% per annum over three years. It is also available on the Asgard ...

The Fed "live" in November

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... and it seems that financial markets are not buying what they're selling. Or at least only 20% bought - according to Bloomberg, "Futures are assigning just a 1 in 5 chance of a November move..." That was in very early October when these Fedspeaks filled ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... in the leading index provides support to lowered rate cut expectations for the remainder of this year. According to Bloomberg, odds that the RBA will remain on hold over the next three months to end-December 2016 rose to 73% from 51% last month. US leading ...