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YouTube fundie called out by FCA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... rules themselves," he said. He explained that the FCA views situations like the Woodford incident as an issue of outcomes versus rules. "Rules are a crucial mechanism for delivering outcomes, but can also be interpreted so rigidly as to become a box-ticking ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy a Big Mac in America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... it's because of currency manipulation or what not, The Economist 's latest estimates of currency over/undervaluation versus the US dollar - based on its Big Mac index - show that POTUS has reason to cry foul. "The Big Mac index is based on the ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... (US$310 billion) - a 60% increase from 2018 - in order to boost infrastructure investment. Never mind its earlier battle versus pollution - that which limited production from factories to improve air quality - China has a bigger Trump to fry and a "social" ...

MySuper eyes SMSF stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... But for younger members aged 35 and under, lifecycle strategies outperformed the single strategies. In terms of retail versus not-for-profit MySuper products, NFP continues to dominate the default sector with an 83% market share - a position that remains ...

Chief economist update: Thrilla in Osaka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... optimism over the Trump-Xi meeting at the G20. The Yuan/US exchange rate displays the same history - it has strengthened versus the US dollar amid positive expectations over US-China trade talks. The yuan/US$ exchange rate has risen by 0.8% after it ...

Chief economist update: Cash is King

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... wrong... very wrong. The CME Group's website shows the Fed would likely deliver a cut in July - with 66.8% certainty (versus 23.2% a month before) - to 2.0-2.25%, and then a follow-up reduction to 1.75%-2% - with 49.6% probability from just 8.6% ...

Chief economist update: Another RBA rate cut should be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... last week's trading. The local currency is down 1.8% (year-to-date) on the trade weighted exchange as it depreciated versus the world's major currencies: the euro (-0.5%); the yen (-3.4%); the pound (-1.3%); and the Chinese yuan (-1.5%). According ...

Chief economist update: Australian bull market here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... 2007. The All Ordinaries has outperformed both developed and emerging market equites this year to date, rising by 17.8% versus 13.4% and 8%, respectively, with both big and small capitalisation stocks registering strong gains. The S&P/ASX 100 index has ...

Chief economist update: BOE going the wrong way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... against America's southern neighbour. But POTUS being Trump, he's exploited this "win" to issue fresh tariff threats versus Beijing (and indirectly to all other countries that trades with America). Trump might get what he wants from the Fed too. ...

Chief economist update: The rate cut Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... momentum in the Australian economy. Wait, there's more! Note the Aussie dollar's depreciation has eased from down 2.3% versus the USD and down 1.7% on the TWI in late May to just minus 1.2% and minus 1.0%, respectively, to date. This is because ...