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Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) acted quickly in response to the coronavirus outbreak. In an emergency meeting on March 16, the Japanese central bank announced it would buy ETFs at an annual pace of ¥12 trillion, double its J-REIT purchases to ¥180 billion ...

Self-isolation to accelerate secular trends

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... competitors due to greater scale, greater sales capabilities, simplicity of using one vendor and a superior bundled price versus value proposition," he said. He said the firm finds it hard to see SaaS alternatives maintaining superior products to the ...

No new ASX 200 names this quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... amid volatility, in what industry watchers say could help ETF investors save costs, but raises questions about the passive versus active nature of indices. S&P Dow Jones rebalances its global indices every quarter, including the local ASX 200, which ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... investors look to individual companies rather than markets for opportunities once bourses rebound. "I don't think its EM versus DM; Aussie equities versus Asian equities, I think it's very stock specific and I think we are going to see more volatility," ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus infects oil market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... "life" caused by the epidemic is expected to slow the Chinese economy's growth - reportedly to 5.0%-5.4% this year versus the IMF's forecast of 6%. A slowdown in China's domestic economy is a cause for apprehension for the oil market in itself. ...

New MySuper outcomes tool set for release

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... "Well, do they? Here's the tool, let's have a look. Let's compare for example what TWU Super did for its members versus what AustralianSuper could have done for TWU Super's members." He added it would also open debate as to whether using ...

Chief economist update: Steady as it was, steady it will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... extra ammunition on renewed trade war offensive toward the Eurozone. The fact remains that the euro's depreciation versus the US dollar is giving the single currency region a leg up. The euro has weakened by 0.5% this year to date and by 4.7% from ...

Chief economist update: Strength in jobs downs RBA rate cut expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... release the "good news" on the domestic labour market. Not surprisingly, the Australian jumped by more than half a percent versus the greenback but surprisingly, the All Ordinaries index dropped by 0.7% (sure, lower interest rates helps drive market ...

VanEck launches new income product

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... an era of prolonged low interest rates. The Income ETF Model Portfolio will have greater exposure to Australian equities versus global equities in comparison to VanEck's existing portfolios. Of the portfolio's global equities allocation, higher yielding ...

Chief economist update: A busy 2020 for Abe, BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... Nikkei-225 index continues to rally. It gained 18.2% in 2019 and by 0.8% this year to date. The yen has depreciated by 4.1% versus the greenback to ¥109.57 from last year's high of ¥105.08. Then again, the Jibun Bank PMI indices point to persistent ...