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Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020

... the neutral cash rate (1.25%), the nominal official cash rate should now be at around minus 0.05%. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has already stressed that it won't go negative but as US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell reiterated overnight ...

Pendal winds back fees

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020

Pendal Group has made year-long fee cuts on two funds, as it sees the Reserve Bank of Australia holding the cash rate at the record-low of 0.25%. The Pendal Managed Cash Fund will go from charging 22bps per year to 12bps, while the Pendal Stable Cash ...

RBA prepares to scale up bond buying

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020

The Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates steady at its July meeting but said it is standing ready to scale-up its bond buying purchases again to ensure bond markets remain functional. The RBA board decided to maintain the current policy settings ...

New private debt fund

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020

... minimum investment size set at $1000. The Metrics Direct Income Fund is targeting 3.25% per year above the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate, with monthly income. The new fund, which has a minimum investment size of $1000, will act as a wholesale investor ...

Chief economist update: The All Ords' ups, downs and ups

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020

... 2020 from 2.4%. What could be better for the Australian equity market? What's better was that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) also lowered interest rates - it cut three times in 2019 (June, July and October) taking the official cash rate to a ...

Chief economist update: Still the best and better than all the rest

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020

Victorian supermarkets - Woolworths and Coles - have re-introduced buying limits in their stores as hoarders and panic-buyers returned, raiding shelves of toilet paper, paper towel, hand sanitiser, rice, pasta, flour, sugar and the like following reports ...

Super fund names head of portfolio design

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020

... Weston has held a range of significant roles in financial services and joins HESTA after 15 years at the Reserve Bank of Australia followed by chief investment officer positions with AMP Life and Genworth Australia. Prior to joining HESTA, Weston was ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession - the next generation

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020

Technically, we're not there yet but Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg opted not for a stay of execution and acknowledged that Australia's 29-year recession-free run is over. "Well, the answer to that is yes. And that is on the basis of the ...

Economic outlook not as bad as predicted: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020

The Reserve Bank of Australia governor Phillip Lowe said the extent of the economic downturn, as a result of the impacts of COVID-19, is not as dire as expected. At the June meeting, the RBA board decided to maintain the current policy settings, keeping ...

Chief economist update: What to expect when you're expecting

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020

The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) policy decision - to be announced this afternoon - will only confirm what everyone already is expecting. RBA Governor Philip Lowe and his board will keep Australia's monetary policy settings unchanged - ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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