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Underperformers should not be allowed new members: Silk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
Australians should not be able to be defaulted into or even be able to choose to enter an underperforming superannuation fund, according to AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on ...

Value facing unprecedented rally: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... people in growth orientated investments today, is that growth shares are trading in their 96th percentile of valuation versus value," Adler said. "Quality shares, which are synonymous in many respects, are valued in their 91st percentile. Levels that ...

Chief economist update: Brexit la la la

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... the current 2% of GDP to 3% of GDP. Not be outdone (or outvoted), Labour promises to double this - £55 billion a year versus £22 billion. It makes sense that the country that gave the world JMK be the first to put his advice into practice.

Chief economist update: The yen to dictate if BOJ turns words into action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... purchase programme (APP) at a monthly pace of €20 billion as from November 1." The US dollar has appreciated by 3.8% versus the Japanese yen since this year's September low and the euro has gained 4% over the same period. This is counter-intuitive ...

Chief economist update: Is the A$ becoming a safe-haven currency?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... bps to 1.75% at the end of this month. The US-Australia bond yield differential also favours America - 1.8% (for the US) versus 1.1%. Like the Japanese yen, is the Australian dollar becoming a safe-haven currency? While relative US-Australia monetary ...

BlackRock Australia rejigs multi-asset range

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... resulting changes specific to screens, then changes from a total exposure perspective is anticipated to be less than 3% change versus standard market cap benchmark," a spokesperson said. The costs and target returns will remain unchanged for both the ...

Chief economist update: Negative bang for RBA, government's buck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... who have jobs and pay taxes. There was pessimism everywhere in the details of the survey, which shows: Family finances versus a year ago dropped to 80.2 in October from 84.3 in the previous month; family finances next 12 months (93.3 from 96.9); economic ...

Chief economist update: The greatest central banker of modern times

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... (2%). Still, these are still early times and monetary policy operates with a lag. Already, the euro has depreciated by 1.2% versus the greenback since the ECB's 12 September decision and the Euro Stoxx-50 index has advanced by 0.9%. Patience, oh ...

Chief economist update: Are capital markets the next Sino-US battleground?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... limits on the Chinese companies included in stock indexes managed by US firms." As a result, the Chinese yuan fell by 0.4% versus the US dollar and while the Shanghai composite index inched up by 0.1% (it closed before the news), China shares traded ...

Chief economist update: The BOJ needs to run faster to stay in the running

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... pressure on the Japanese yen. As such, while the US dollar has appreciated by 2.4% this year to date, it's down by 1.9% versus the yen while the euro is buying 5.7% less yen than it did at the start of 2019. While the BOJ acknowledges that "downside ...