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Chief economist update: Beam us up Scotty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... experience, Elliot pointed out that his bank still assumes a cost of capital - hurdle rate - of 10% even after funding costs have fallen sharply over the past few years. Australia's AAA corporate bond yields have fallen to around 1.5% from about ...

Fees down across asset classes: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... pressure on external manager fees from asset owners. The bfinance report found fees for active global equity mandates have fallen by 7% since 2013 and 4% since 2016. Median quoted fees for a $100 million mandate currently sit at 55 basis points, with ...

Chief economist update: The greatest central banker of modern times

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... calibrated." To be sure, the outlook for the eurozone appears to be deteriorating. The Markit Eurozone composite index has fallen closer to the expansion/contraction dividing line (to a reading of 50.4 in September from 51.9 in the previous month), due ...

Research budgets shrink at UK asset managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... across a sample of firms." However, since the introduction of the reforms, budgets set by firms to spend on research have fallen on average by 20%-30%. "Despite these budget reductions, most asset managers said they are still getting the research they ...

Female ASX200 chief executives drop

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
The number of women in chief executive positions in the ASX200 has fallen from 14 in 2018 to just 12 today. The Chief Executive Women 'ASX200 Senior Executive Census 2019' revealed the disappointing figures for women in leadership positions. ...

Northern Trust embroiled in YouTube fundie saga

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... borrowing. "The company's borrowings as at 4 September 2019 were £113.7 million. While the absolute level of borrowings has fallen since the last update on 29 July 2019, the gearing position has increased marginally to 17.1% of net asset value as ...

Time to reset member return expectations?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... the firm said. "The equity risk premium has grown since the GFC and real asset values have grown as interest rates have fallen. Consequently, we have had ten years of strong returns which have been great for all members. But what of the next 10 years?" ...

Beware dodgy auditors, sudden CFO moves: Plato

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... AMP's performance was an example of a dividend trap. "If you're trading on extremely high yield because the share price has fallen then that's the most damning factor. It's a dividend trap because it's only on high yield because the share price has fallen. ...

Melbourne firm expands in US

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... expansion of battery storage company esVoltas, which the joint venture has identified as its first investment. The stock has fallen from over $46 per share in 2011 to under a dollar currently.

CFA exam results out, record participation

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... than half of the candidates sitting both the Level I and II exams passing. The pass rates for all three CFA exams have fallen steadily since the exam debuted in 1963, where 94% of test-takers passed. "Our heartiest congratulations go out to all candidates ...