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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 ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus cures climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... by a full percentage point to 0-0.25% (following the 50bps cut on March 3), as well as launching a US$700 billion quantitative easing program and asserting coordinated action with BOE, BOJ, ECB and SNB to boost liquidity via US dollar liquidity swap ...

Advisers too time-poor for cash management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... management services, but just 50% are able to offer those services to their clients. The report draws on the findings of a quantitative survey of 541 business leaders across advice, accounting and stockbroking, including 450 independent and dealer group ...

Chief economist update: The crash we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... problem and the problem will go away. ZIRP (zero interest rate policy), NIRP (negative interest rate policy) and QE (quantitative easing) worked, sending most equity markets worldwide into record highs. Coronaphobia - the fear of being infected by the ...

Billionaire investor warns against buying the dip

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... science fiction," he said. "We still have no way of predicting the ultimate impact of this virus." He argued that quantitative, programmatic trading has exacerbated the market's volatile moves. "For investors, events such as the coronavirus make for ...

Fidelity sweeps Morningstar Australia Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... which is well supported in the institutional space, is worthy of attention from retail investors. A highly regarded quantitative research team and differentiated portfolio construction make this a strong contender for those seeking alternatives strategies," ...

Factor investing, sustainability a perfect match

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... That's according to Robeco director of factor investing, Simon Lansdorp, who told Financial Standard the systematic, quantitative attributes of factor-led approaches make it the perfect match for sustainable investing. "A factor strategy lends itself ...

Industry fund awards mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... while improving the sustainability profile of their portfolios," he said. The mandate will be managed by Robeco's Quantitative Equities team, consisting of more than 40 portfolio manager and quantitative researchers dedicated to quantitative investing ...

Millennials not attracted to property

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... six months of 2019 being sustained over the medium term," Doyle said. "In the short term, any interest rate cuts or quantitative easing from the RBA would certainly provide a tailwind for house prices, but with the Cash Rate already at an all-time low ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... highlight investment strategies showcasing the qualities investors seek in an investment manager, determined by a quantitative methodology that equally weights six-year performance factors with five key risk measures; the Sharpe ratio, Sortino ratio ...