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Chief economist update: Surplus here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
The US Federal Reserve is poised to announce another 25 basis point taking the fed funds rate to 2%-2.25% when it concludes its September FOMC meeting later today. That wouldn't be a surprise. Another 25 basis point hike in December also wouldn't ...

Nikko expands green bond capability

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... worth US$372 billion as at 31 December 2017. New issuance in the green bond space was US$155 billion last year, according to Moody's Investor Services. This year the market could touch US$200 billion in new issuance. Nikko AM said the investment universe ...

Scott Morrison becomes Prime Minister, markets react

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
Scott Morrison will be Australia's next Prime Minister, after he beat Peter Dutton 45-40 in a Liberal Party leadership ballot. The ASX 200 jumped on the news, after trending downwards since Monday. It hit its highest at 1.05pm, when it was up 0.33% ...

Investors sharpen watch on RMBS

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities hit record levels in Australia last year, led by non-bank lenders. And even though the residential mortgage-backed security pool is ripe for picking by fixed income and debt managers, challenges surround ...

Super fund chair appointed to NSW Generations Fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
The chair of a $42 billion government superannuation fund and a former RBA Governor are joining the advisory board of New South Wales' new sovereign wealth fund. The state has also appointed its first chief economist. State Super chair Nicholas ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bonds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
The NSW Government's debt issuer is making a move into sustainability bonds, with the first issuance expected in the second half of 2018. TCorp's sustainability bonds will raise capital for environmentally or socially responsible projects. NSW ...

Chief economist update: The other president for life in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... for Russia along with Fitch Ratings which has kept its investment grade rating on Russia unchanged on the same day. While Moody's Investor Services still rates Russia as "junk" or one notch below investment grade, it has raised its outlook to positive ...

Most investors shun credit ratings: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... free of charge, the CFR said. The US and Europe have taken steps to regulate the three main agencies (Standard and Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch Ratings) to ensure more transparency and competitiveness. The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer ...

Aussie currency drives fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... HSBC Australian Dollar Liquidity Fund offers same-day liquidity and has an AAA rating from both Standard and Poor's and Moody's. The fund invests in low-risk, high-quality money market instruments such as bank deposits, commercial paper, certificate ...

DomaCom signs key 10-year partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... 10-year partnership with two global analytics and research firms. Under the agreement, DomaCom will subscribe to the CoreLogic-Moody's Analytics Australian Forecast Home Value Index, which the former said would "allow DomaCom to create highly targeted ...