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Global asset manager launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020

T. Rowe Price has expanded its suite of fixed income investment solutions for Australian investors with the launch of the T. Rowe Price Global High Income Fund. The asset manager said the fund is a concentrated, high-income portfolio of primarily global ...

Dividends take hit, but will recover

ALLY SELBY | MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020

... that seen during the GFC, fiscal and monetary stimulus should aid a quicker recovery. "The amount of government and central bank stimulus and support already exceeds that of the GFC, which may allow most companies to get through the downturn without ...

Chief economist update: Annus horribilis with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020

... quarter before rebounding later this year but still leaving national output 14% lower by the end of 2020. The UK central bank also expects to double from a near 45-year low of 4% (February 2020) to 8% by the end of this year. It'll be better in 2021. ...

Investors back corporate bonds as COVID-19 winner

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020

As COVID-19 batters the once celebrated yield-providing banks, investors have turned to corporate bonds in their search for income. Amid the spiraling economic environment, investors have become increasingly aware of the difference between "dividends" ...

Pinnacle boutique launches Cayman fund

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020

... believes an agile, discretionary macro trading strategy is the best way to exploit opportunities across Asia. "Divergent central bank policies on interest rates and foreign exchange, equity market dispersion, and temporary dislocations caused by the ...

Long/Short fund returns 23.2% in April

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020

An ASX-listed global equities long/short fund has returned 23.2% in April, as global bourses rebounded following their March lows. L1 Capital's Long Short fund lifted 23.16% pre-tax during the month, however the fund is still down 11.57% since the beginning ...

Chief economist update: The outlook for Australia, according to COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020

"A stronger economic recovery is possible if there is further substantial progress in containing the coronavirus in the near term and there is a faster return to normal economic activity. On the other hand, if the lifting of restrictions is delayed ...

Markets slump as US jobless claims hit 30m

ALLY SELBY | FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020

... the declines were led by energy despite a 28% rise in crude prices to US$19.31 per barrel, financials despite fresh central bank support announcements and utilities. "The overnight moves places four sectors in bear market territory, whereas healthcare ...

Junk by name, junk by nature?

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020

... wanted to follow suit. "We've seen some investors looking to participate in credit markets particularly where central bank programs have been introduced such as in parts of the high yield bond market," he said. "More Australian investors are starting ...

Chief economist update: No cheers as RBA hits inflation target

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020

Mission accomplished! This would have been the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) self-congratulatory exclamation after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that annual headline CPI inflation accelerated to 2.2% in the March quarter ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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