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Chief economist update: BOJ expands Enhancement of Monetary Easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... ¥3.2 trillion and ¥4.2 trillion, respectively); it will continue purchases of ETFs and J-REITS; and maintain its "Quantitative and Qualitative Easing (QQE) with Yield Curve Control". This follows Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's announcement in early ...

Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... he said. Anthony Kirkham, portfolio manager for the Legg Mason Western Asset Australia Bond Fund said that whilst quantitative easing can broadly define what many central bank responses has been, the RBAs response has offered more "nuances". "In our ...

The shape of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... portfolio manager at Marcus Today, said he suspects the traditional economic playbook has been thrown out the window. "Quantitative easing (QE) was an unfinished experiment as central banks never really unwound it," Jennings said. "Now we have gone QE ...

Janus Henderson announces equity team changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... senior roles in equities, as a portfolio manager, group lead, director of research, as well as also running various quantitative strategies and teams. He was most recently chief investment officer for City National Rochdale, a role he held since 2018. ...

Regal fund hands back external money

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... of its smaller funds, but will continue to run the strategy internally. The Regal Global Equity Income Fund used a quantitative approach to screen for relative value opportunities in the global options and futures markets, and was open to wholesale investors ...

Dow skyrockets in two-day winning streak

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... coronavirus. Anticipation of the stimulus bill, as well as positive sentiment around the Federal Reserve's new quantitative easing measures and slashed interest rates, has helped fuel US markets' two day rally. However, according to Janus Henderson ...

RBA expands stimulus measures to states

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... banking system and remunerating exchange settlement balances at 10 basis points instead of zero. When announcing the quantitative measures RBA governor Philip Lowe said that while COVID-19 is a public health issue, the bank was compelled to step-in due ...

Calls for super release to borrow from RBA

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... through a higher tax rate on future earnings, or through voluntary contributions. Davis suggests a novel form of quantitative easing could be the solution. "The super funds could borrow from the Reserve Bank, using super fund assets as collateral (a ...

World rolls out stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... trillion plan with $250 billion for direct cheques to the American people. Following the Federal Reserve unleashing quantitative easing measures, Trump called on Congress to approve his stimulus package as quickly as possible. Over in the UK, Prime Minister ...

US turns to QE, RBA to follow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
The RBA has signaled it will begin quantitative easing after the US Federal Reserve implemented QE measures overnight and slashed its interest rate. The Fed's QE measures include a US$700 billion bond buying program, as part of its effort to offset ...