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Social infra to become core investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... learning assets hold long-term value as they typically have long term triple net leases where the rental income is linked to CPI, he said. There is also a land component underpinning the investment, providing the opportunity for capital growth. "This ...

Chief economist update: Not spring yet in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... stronger than market expectations for a 1.1% gain. Spring looks to have sprung for inflation too. The flash estimate of headline CPI inflation accelerated to 1.7% in the year to April from 1.4% in the previous month. This is better than consensus expectations ...

Chief economist update: A good problem to have?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... Britain's unemployment rate (3.9% in February) is at 45-year lows but inflation is closer to the 2% target (both headline and core CPI inflation stood at 1.9% in the year to March). Sterling's effective exchange rate has appreciated by 3% this ...

Chief economist update: Lock in two RBA rate cuts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... virtually at these levels when the RBA last cut the official cash rate (from 1.75% to 1.50%) in August 2016. The June quarter CPI figures (available pre-RBA 2016 rate cut) were: headline at 1%; trimmed mean at 1.7% and weighted median at 1.3%. The one ...

Chief economist update: Japan should raise taxes another day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... likely to continue its moderate expansion." The same hope for a pick-up in inflation; "The year-on-year rate of increase in the CPI (less fresh food) is likely to continue accelerating moderately." As for risks to the rosy outlook, the BOJ nominated ...

Chief economist update: BOJ decision announced and ignored

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... target in a stable manner. It will continue expanding the monetary base until the year-on-year rate of increase in the observed CPI (all items less fresh food) exceeds 2% and stays above the target in a stable manner." The optimistic outlook also remains ...

Chief economist update: What's the RBA waiting for?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... put more downward pressure to still below target inflation - the average of the trimmed mean and weighted median measures of CPI slowed to 1.75% in the December 2018 quarter from 1.80% in the previous quarter. So what's the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

MLC MySuper switches to lifestage

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... target outperformance of 3% MySuper conservative growth portfolio: 50% growth and 50% defensive. Its objective is to beat CPI by 2.5% pa over any five-year period MySuper cash plus portfolio: 100% cash. Its objective is to outperform the Bloomberg AusBond ...

Clearview overhauls life insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... April 2020. After that date, premium rates by benefit type will either remain unchanged or increase to maximum of 10% plus CPI increases, Clearview said. Commissioner Kenneth Hayne said in his final recommendations that the hawking of insurance products ...

Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... importantly, rising wages - up by 1.8% in the year to December from 1.7% in November and 1.5% in October. The drop in the headline CPI inflation rate to 0.3% from 08% over the same period underscore the sharp increase in Japanese real wages. Japan's ...