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What to expect from February reporting season

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
On February 18, ASX-listed companies with a combined market cap of over $400 billion will release their results and sell-side analysts at Morgan Stanley are bullish. Morgan Stanley analysts recently upgraded their target for ASX200 from 6700 points ...

Better inflows ahead for Perpetual, Pendal: MS

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... an overweight rating on PPT and said the valuation is 'undemanding' at about 13x FY22E P/E and the about 6% in dividend yield. For Pendal Group, Morgan Stanley expects UK flows for Jo Hambro strategies to improve in late FY21. Morgan Stanley increased ...

Chief economist update: RBA extends QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... the RBA's action betrays its optimism. While the RBA kept interest rate settings unchanged - official cash rate and yield on 3-year Australian government bonds at 0.1%, and the parameters of its Term Funding Facility - it also decided to purchase ...

Schroders adjusts fund return targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
The fund manager has lowered its real return funds' targets as a result of low interest rates and bond yields and the impact of the pandemic on economies around the world. The Schroder Real Return CPI Plus 3.5%, Schroder Real Return CPI Plus 5% ...

Centuria spends big ahead of fund launch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... million by the end of February." The fund provides an initial six-year fund term with a 6% pa forecast FY21 distribution yield growing to 6.25%pa in FY22. The fund is part of Centuria's strategy to broaden its offering across its unlisted platform. Additionally ...

Chief economist update: Taper talks are premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
A new year, a new administration but its same old, same old for the US Federal Reserve. As expected and in a unanimous decision, the Fed confirmed: "The Committee decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at zero to 0.25% and expects ...

ASIC detects imposter bond scam

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... corporate regulator is warning investors of scam bond investment operations targeting Australian investors with claims of high yield bond investments. The scammers are claiming to be from reputable domestic and international financial firms when there ...

Market rotation signals win for value: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... believe there are a number of overlooked companies offering strong valuation support, robust cashflow, and attractive dividend yield - something we think will be a feature of Asian markets for many years to come." However, Brazzen said markets remain ...

Chief economist update: Virus now, inflation later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... monetary policy. The US Federal Reserve was itself busily trying to "lower the temperature" in the bond markets that saw the yield on 10-year US Treasuries more than double from 2020's low of 0.5% to 1.1%. Thanks to Factset, I don't have to reinvent ...

Tide turns in ETFs, managed funds inflows

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... and so did commodities (US$37.6 billion in inflows). But equities funds were in outflows. "The Federal Reserve bought high-yield and corporate bond funds midyear to support the fixed-income market, and its actions helped both categories garner record ...