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Chief economist update: Thanks for nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... problems - trade war, Brexit, Italian budget, de-synchronised global growth, geo-political concerns, free-falling emerging markets, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. But the greatest threat of them all is the Fed and its effort to bring monetary policy back ...

Australia's first active fixed income ETF goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... the unlisted fund are the same at 0.42%. Last month, Fidelity Australia dropped the fee on its unlisted global emerging markets fund as it geared up to launch an ETF version of the managed fund, making the fee for both the same. Legg Mason and Betashares ...

Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... two affiliates - UK mid and small-cap equities specialist Tellworth Investments (a former Schroders shop) and emerging markets start-up Pembroke (led by Sanjiv Bhatia, a former Harvard Endowment EM portfolio manager). "[A major] point of establishing ...

Chief economist update: Slowing in sync

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... growth. There's the Fed's determination to return monetary policy back to normality - that's sending emerging markets (currencies and equity markets) in a tailspin - there's the tussle between Brussels and Italy and its proposed budget ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper oil greases wheels of growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... In addition, the flow-on effects of lower oil prices in inflation would inspire central banks (especially in emerging markets) to go slow on interest rate hikes.

EM investors seek China alternative amid trade war

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... intensity of the US and China trade war roiling the equity markets is worrying investors who are seeking alternative emerging markets exposure. This is according to King Irving Funds Management managing director Kate Mulligan, who sees emerging market ...

Macquarie, CFS top Aussie fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... by asset managers in the survey - this is particularly evident in Australia, Canada, the Eurozone, Japan and emerging markets such as Brazil and South Africa.

Chief economist update: Super Mario keeps his cool

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... winding-down of our net asset purchases. At the same time, uncertainties relating to protectionism, vulnerabilities in emerging markets and financial market volatility remain prominent," he said. Note that Italy did not even rate a mention among his ...

Private equity will become bigger than hedge funds: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... public markets, growing appetite for alternatives from institutional and private investors, and strong growth in emerging markets," the report said. Preqin chief executive Mark O'Hare said: "Fourteen trillion dollars may sound like an overly ambitious ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... Higher US interest rates, as we're seeing now, also raises the value of the US dollar, putting pressure on emerging markets particularly those nations with large offshore debts denominated in US dollars. Worse, rising emerging market inflation brought ...