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Aussie ETF investors got oil bets wrong before crash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... that were caught wrong footed on the direction of WTI futures. In the US, investors poured over US $1 billion into the United States Oil ETF (USO), Bloomberg reported. Oil prices' crash has made OOO the worst-performing ETF for all listed on the ...

Pension pots around the world during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... industry funds lobby. Australia is not the only country to allow early access to retirement savings during COVID-19 - the United States and India have made similar allowances. The US is allowing people to withdraw from their retirement plans such as ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... government's powers to control the population are restricted by the constitution, which was effectively imposed on Japan by the United States after World War II." And, according to The Guardian: "...stems in part from bitter memories of civil rights ...

Bravura secures new mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... the wealth management, life insurance, and funds administration industries in 12 offices across Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Futurity is an independent and mutually structured financial institution and has paid around ...

VanEck rejigs China A-shares ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... "VanEck in Australia has determined CETF should maintain a broad exposure. To do this CETF will cease investing in the United States fund and will instead directly hold a portfolio of China A-shares but the fund will incur one-off costs to reconstitute ...

Why banks are lifting TD rates

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... Peter King said the bank was determined to assist customers during the crisis. "This is a once in a lifetime event and a united response by government, regulators and corporate Australia is exactly what we need," he said. While NAB chief executive Ross ...

Will COVID-19 infect mortgages and RMBS?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... week warned that commercial mortgage markets are in jeopardy. "The market for commercial real estate mortgage loans in the United States stands on the brink of collapse," Barrack said. "The profound impacts of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the public ...

COVID-19 shaves $290bn off super

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... past and it will do so again." ASX this morning opened 6% higher, while the Dow climbed up 11% in Tuesday's trading as the United States moved closer to a US $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package, even though it remains to be seen if the gains can be ...

US turns to QE, RBA to follow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... said "the coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities and disrupted economic activity in many countries, including the United States," as it cut interest rates to essentially zero. The move comes after a weekend fraught with frantic updates from world ...

PIMCO to manage Allianz Real Estate portfolios

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... and core-plus real estate equity and a smaller portion in private real estate lending. Its three main markets are Europe, United States and Asia Pacific. PIMCO is best known for its fixed income strategies, but over the last 12-years has added to its ...