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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 ...

Chief economist update: The greatest challenge of our time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... are minus 0.17% - they dropped to 2.9% during the GFC - and yields on 10-year JGBs are currently trading at minus 0.09% (versus 1.2% during the GFC). Certainly, despite all the uncertainties and the challenges the world currently faces, it's much ...

Active managers overcharge: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... from the 111bp average. Only eight in 79 managers in the study were a good value for fees for investors. "Comparing actual versus predicted fees illustrates that the majority of Australian active managers' fees are overpriced. Furthermore, we anticipate ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... destroys economies with offending currencies. A starting point would be the extent of under-valuation of a particular currency versus the US dollar. On January 10 this year, The Economist published its 'Big Mac' index. It showed that apart from ...