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Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
Grattan Institute has called Labor's plan to end refunds of excess franking credits a "fair way" to improve the Federal Budget but it is still "second-best" as there are better solutions. Grattan's budget policy director Danielle Wood and fellow ...

Chief economist update: Thanks for nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... rate, long bond yields would fall (amid expectations of receding inflation). Could it be that the Fed has now reached its neutral level of interest rate... at 2.25%?

Chief economist update: Finding neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... week which, according to reports was underpinned by Fed vice-chairman Clarida's statement that Fed policy is close to neutral as opposed to chairman Powell's earlier declaration that they are "far from neutral". But where exactly is the neutral ...

Chief economist update: The money is one Fed rate hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... tidings courtesy of the recently-appointed vice chairman, Richard Clarida, when he hinted that Fed policy is close to "neutral". I quote: "As you move in the range of policy that by some estimates is close to neutral, then with the economy doing well ...

AustralianSuper to cut equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... $142 billion superannuation fund is trimming stocks in its default option, as it moves from a growth outlook to a more neutral one. Speaking at a members' forum in Sydney last night, AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney said the ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... could "could convey a false sense of precision in light of the considerable uncertainty surrounding all estimates of the neutral federal funds rate". The Fed's estimate for the neutral rate ranges between 2.5% and 3.5%. But with the September dot ...

ETFs attracting more money than LICs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... unconstrained resources strategy was rebooted as a LIC that led a $250 million IPO. Last month, former Macquarie market neutral managers launched Firetrail's, $304.5 million IPO. After all the product launches, the ASX now has double the number of ...

Three down one to go, then another three in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... of the phrase, "The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative..." which implied US interest rates have hit their neutral levels - i.e. the level at which interest rates don't boost or hinder economic growth. Another interest rate hike expected ...

Firetrail to launch $305m IPO

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... boutique's investment team is led by Patrick Hodgens, Blake Henricks and James Miller, who ran Maquarie's market neutral fund. The investment team and their associates will take up at least 500,000 shares ($1 million of the $304.5 million IPO) ...

Women missing from C-suite lineups

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... Kathleen Murphy said: "Flexible policies such as flexible hours or working virtually are often important-and they are gender neutral really, as they benefit everyone." "Both women and men want to have the ability to attend kids' events, or work flexibly ...