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EM debt relatively unscathed by virus: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
New research shows emerging markets debt has been relatively unscathed by the coronavirus so far. But risk still remains. Eaton Vance's (EM) debt team said the positive news has been driven by the expectation that the impact on growth will be temporary ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus threatens Tokyo Olympics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
The sooner the coronavirus is licked, the better for everybody - more so for Japan. The Diamond Princess Cruise Ship underscores the positive impact of tourism on Japan's economy. The nearly 4000 tourists quarantined aboard the ship due to the coronavirus ...

Chief economist update: Lower rates still fail to animate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... first of its three rate cuts (so far) on the 4th of June. Perhaps, the RBA is correct in its optimism that, "one day my prince will come", and eventually the lagged effects of monetary policy will flow through into the general economy. However, given ...

Chief economist update: Plenty of oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... bump up. Trump's soothing words "we'd certainly like to avoid" a war, along with Saudi Energy Minister Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman's announcement that "during the two past days, we managed to contain the damage by recovering more ...

BlackRock backs lifestyle, marketing firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... revenue. Brands within the group's portfolio include Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali, Elvis Presley, Greg Norman, Nine West, Prince and Juicy Couture. It is the first investment to be made by LTPC. "The strategic investment by LTPC is a testament to ...

EQT welcomes head of insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
Equity Trustees has hired a former Mercer principal as its new head of insurance. Princess Navarro, who was most recently Mercer's insurance, policy and governance leader, has linked with EQT after nearly two decades with the implemented consulting ...

Vale John Bogle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
Vanguard founder John Bogle has passed away at the age of 89. The investment legend who introduced the first index mutual fund for investors, died today in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Vanguard chief executive Tim Buckley paid tribute to Bogle, and said ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street in drunken sailor's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
The ups and downs in US equities over the past weeks reminds me of the book, "A Random Walk on Wall Street", authored by Princeton University economics professor Burton Malkiel back in 1973, which posited that: "...short run changes in stock prices ...

Advisers on scam alert

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
Advisers and investors should be "particularly vigilant" of investment scams this time of the year, as scammers prey on people's fear of getting in trouble with the ATO as tax season continues, according to Finder. Australians are now losing $1 million ...

Chief economist update: Crude oil slips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
If one were to time the genesis of the recent surge in oil prices, it would have to be Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's interview with Time magazine around mid-April this year when he hinted at wanting the price of crude to reach around ...