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Aussie companies drop dividends

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... Insurance payouts were also flat," according to the latest Global Dividend Index from Janus Henderson. The weakening Aussie dollar further tightened the already slim payouts. There was much better news from the ASX's oil and mining sectors. BHP Billiton ...

Scott Morrison becomes Prime Minister, markets react

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... of 6244. The stock market index has since come down slightly but is holding its gains, at 6260 as of 2.14pm. The Aussie dollar was up 0.46% to 73 cents. JP Morgan Asset Management global market strategist Kerry Craig said unless there is assumed to be ...

New fund to invest in "clean disruption" tech

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
An investment platform led by former Macquarie bankers has launched a new thematic fund that will invest in listed companies that produce and utilise clean disruption technology. AtlasTrends was founded in 2015. Since then, two of its three funds have ...

Cryptocurrencies on radar but not priority: RBA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... in broad money markets, Richards said. A digital dollar? Richards also ruled out the possibility of an electronic Aussie dollar, at least for the time being. "Our current thinking is that there would not necessarily be all that much demand for an additional ...

BetaShares launches fixed-rate corporate bond ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
Australia's fourth largest exchange traded product manager has listed a new ETF that will invest in up to 35 fixed-rate corporate bonds. BetaShares has launched CRED, an ETF that will invest in investment grade securities denominated in Aussie dollars ...

Dimensional launches global ESG bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
The $738 billion asset manager has launched a new global ESG fund that will invest in fixed interest bonds of companies that shun tobacco, alcohol and gambling, among a variety of ESG factors. Dimensional already runs an existing sustainability strategy ...

Aussie currency drives fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... Asia-Pacific and Australian clients have commented on the lack of diversified cash management solutions for the Aussie dollar. "The AUD fund will invest in a wider range of onshore and offshore assets than traditional Australian money market funds, giving ...

Currency trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... Review, "Analysts at Commonwealth Bank recently suggested that a continued slide in the greenback could see the Aussie dollar push as high as US85c by the end of next year." Maybe the CBA is right. It's rationale for continued gains in the Australian ...

Less room for mid-tier asset managers: Stern

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
Standard Life Investments head of multi-asset and macro investing, Guy Stern, believes the asset management industry will soon stratify into trillion-dollar players and boutiques - with not much room for a middle ground. Speaking to Financial Standard ...

Low-flation to lower-flation?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... highest level since May this year. Both are supportive of Australian dollar strength. However, a persistently high Aussie dollar would, needless to say, have negative consequences for the domestic economic growth and inflation. This, in no way, would ...