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Sovereign investors keen on gold, infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... broad sell off as investors rushed into cash. However government interventions including rate cuts and global quantitative easing forced down yields and had a positive impact on many fixed income portfolios" Invesco head of official institutions Rod ...

Industry funds pulled back to the pack

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... hard to sell their fixed interest assets to any buyer other than the RBA," Bardsley said. He said the RBA's quantitative easing is not "creating the volumes that institutional fund managers need" to de-risk and rebalance exposures and raise cash. "As ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... isn't unheard of. "In late 2008, equities rallied in response to the Federal Reserve's (Fed) first round of quantitative easing and other programs aimed at supporting the economy," he said. "While investors welcomed these moves, it can be argued that ...

Chief economist update: BOJ expands Enhancement of Monetary Easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... ¥3.2 trillion and ¥4.2 trillion, respectively); it will continue purchases of ETFs and J-REITS; and maintain its "Quantitative and Qualitative Easing (QQE) with Yield Curve Control". This follows Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's announcement in early ...

Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... said. Anthony Kirkham, portfolio manager for the Legg Mason Western Asset Australia Bond Fund said that whilst quantitative easing can broadly define what many central bank responses has been, the RBAs response has offered more "nuances". "In our view ...

The shape of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... manager at Marcus Today, said he suspects the traditional economic playbook has been thrown out the window. "Quantitative easing (QE) was an unfinished experiment as central banks never really unwound it," Jennings said. "Now we have gone QE to infinity ...

Dow skyrockets in two-day winning streak

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... coronavirus. Anticipation of the stimulus bill, as well as positive sentiment around the Federal Reserve's new quantitative easing measures and slashed interest rates, has helped fuel US markets' two day rally. However, according to Janus Henderson ...

Calls for super release to borrow from RBA

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... through a higher tax rate on future earnings, or through voluntary contributions. Davis suggests a novel form of quantitative easing could be the solution. "The super funds could borrow from the Reserve Bank, using super fund assets as collateral (a ...

World rolls out stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... plan with $250 billion for direct cheques to the American people. Following the Federal Reserve unleashing quantitative easing measures, Trump called on Congress to approve his stimulus package as quickly as possible. Over in the UK, Prime Minister Boris ...

US turns to QE, RBA to follow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
The RBA has signaled it will begin quantitative easing after the US Federal Reserve implemented QE measures overnight and slashed its interest rate. The Fed's QE measures include a US$700 billion bond buying program, as part of its effort to offset ...