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Credit value exists in emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... Asset is poised to take advantage of this opportunity," it said. The investment manager said it expects to see external sovereign bond issuance increase in EM during 2020. "We've already seen EM central banks move to reduce benchmark interest rates and ...

Future Fund board members reappointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
The government has reappointed two members of the $168 billion sovereign wealth fund's board of guardians. Carolyn Kay and Jane Wilson, who were both appointed for a five-year term in 2015, have had their appointments extended by three years and a year ...

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... interest rate policy, not to mention one of the largest fiscal responses amongst all nations (which could cost us our AAA sovereign rating)," he said. He argues a V-shaped economic recovery is difficult to envision. "Any economy will rebound when the ...

Trillion dollar stimulus debt debated

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
The extraordinary COVID-19 stimulus package is in front of Parliament today, with what is expected to be a trillion dollar debt being scrutinised by politicians. Parliament met today to discuss the government's $130 billion JobKeeper payment, which ...

Stimulus is finite: Prime Minister

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
The Australian government has made public the modelling that is informing its COVID-19 response, revealing why the JobKeeper payment works off a six month timeframe. Asked at a press conference how the modelling was helping with the economic response ...

Property manager, sovereign wealth fund enter JV

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... has acquired a 50% stake in a Collins Street skyscraper, forking out $644 million as part of a joint venture with a sovereign wealth fund. Dexus announced the establishment of a new joint venture with GIC, a sovereign wealth fund that manages Singapore's ...

Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... stimulus package is set to push up the country's total debt but experts say it is not reason enough to draw down on the sovereign wealth fund. The government has so far announced $213 billion in stimulus spending, across its first $17.6 billion package ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... "Credit spreads have widened especially further down the quality spectrum, and credit issuance softened. High-grade sovereign bonds have outperformed credit," the report said. The analysis found that CFS Wholesale Australian Bond has been leading the ...

Chief economist update: Water, water everywhere and not a fish to catch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... according to latest reports, our bond market holdings. There's really nowhere to hide when even safe-haven assets like sovereign bonds are being sold down. Investors fear that central bank largesse and government stimulus programmes being implemented ...

Coronavirus is an investment opportunity: Fidelity

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... we've had eight different crises; the Asian crisis, the Russian crisis, tech boom and bust, subprime mortgage crisis, sovereign debt crisis, SARS, and I think all are similar and there is a great Mark Twain quote that says 'history doesn't ...