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New fund listing cancelled

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... geography, maturity, industry and loan term," the company said. The fund is targeting a return of 4% pa above the RBA cash rate, net of fees and costs, and will be paid monthly. The company said it is targeting a portfolio composition of 85% senior secured ...

Dividends take hit, but will recover

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Dividends will fall as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the bottom lines of Australia's listed companies, but they are poised for a much quicker rebound than that seen during the Global Financial Crisis. That's according to $9.5 billion fund manager Ausbil ...

Chief economist update: The outlook for Australia, according to COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... Australian central bank's May 5 meeting (where it kept monetary policy settings unchanged, "including the targets for the cash rate and the yield on three-year Australian Government bonds of 25 basis points) - puts into black and white the collective ...

Aussie banks battered by pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... advantage of breaks from their loan repayments, he said, making the true scale of losses hard to quantify. With the cash rate at historic lows and the economy set for a period of protracted decline, the big four banks are set to face some major headwinds ...

Gargantuan stimulus needed to survive economic disaster

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... historically low interest rate levels, they said, with the Commonwealth government able to issue 10 year bonds at an annual cash rate well below 1%. "This means that even $1 trillion of extra spending (more than one half of Australia's annual gross domestic ...

Multi-asset strategies key in COVID-19 crisis: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
The ability to adjust to rapidly changing economic data is a key advantage of flexible multi-asset strategies during the COVID-19 crisis. In an investor update, First Sentier Investors co-head of multi-asset solution, Kej Somaia said that although market ...

HUB24 net inflows up 72%

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... HUB24 said. Revenue will also be negatively impacted by the Reserve Bank of Australia's reduction in the official cash rate. As previously reported by Financial Standard, HUB24 chose not to pass this on to its members, with rates on cash accounts ...

Macquarie cash offering soars

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... 1.2% following the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate reduction. "Given the historical lows of the official cash rate, we think it's never been more important for advisers to actively manage their client's cash portfolios to achieve ...

Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... across-the-board impact," Kirkham said. "The commitment, or lack thereof, from the RBA to a time limit on this emergency cash rate is an important message to the economy." Kirkham said RBA governor Philip Lowe's objective of generating a sustained inflation ...

Chief economist update: COVID-infected Aussie stats trickle in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... so soon after announcing a comprehensive accommodation package the month before, which included: A reduction in the cash rate target to 0.25%. A target for the yield on three-year Australian Government bonds of around 0.25%. A term funding facility for ...