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RBA cuts rate to new historic low

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... in a new era of monetary policy in Australia. The RBA decided to reduce the cash rate to 0.1%, reduce the target for the yield on the three year Australian Government bond to around 0.1% and reduce the interest rate on new drawings under the Term Funding ...

Aberdeen drops fees on fixed income fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... income remains an asset class that provides negative correlation to risk assets such as equities, and while the running yield has fallen, the potential for capital gains remains - particularly as the RBA embarks upon an expanded asset purchase program." ...

GSFM sizes up ETFs with Munro launch

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... trust -- 1.35% per year in base fees plus 10% in performance fees above a high watermark and hurdle (10-year government bond yield plus 3.5% p.a). GSFM chief executive Damien McIntyre said the multi-boutique has been eyeing the listed space for some ...

New fund manager at EG

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... that fulfill the respective strategies... [Gobran] will be focused on both the delivery of the investment strategy for the Yield Plus Infrastructure No 2 (YPI-2) fund as well as acquisitions for the GIC mandate," EG said in a statement. So far this year ...

Elanor expands healthcare real estate fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... there was minimal impact on rental income at the properties, with the fund delivering investors an annualised distribution yield of 7.3% and 7.5% in the June and September 2020 quarters, respectively." Elanor said it is expecting the strong sector fundamentals ...

Alex Waislitz fails to block OneVue acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... managing director Connie McKeage and her family. McKeage also held about 1.5 million shares at August 19. The sale will yield about $15 million for the family.

Risk but no reward in institutional equities portfolios

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... Management peeked into the equities portfolios of 200 institutional managers and found nearly 66% of the risk they took didn't yield rewards. The quant manager studied 200 portfolios (1000 strategies totaling $200 billion plus in assets) and found uncompensated ...

Chief economist update: Lowe taking interest rates lower

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... mid-sized open economy in an interconnected world, so what happens abroad has an impact here on both our exchange rate and our yield curve. In the past, the interest differentials provided a reasonable gauge to the relative stance of monetary policy ...

Chief economist update: Get shorty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) cut the foreign exchange risk reserve ratio for forward contracts to 0% from 20% over the weekend, effectively giving its blessing to currency traders to "get shorty". The PBOC imposed the 20% risk reserve ratio ...

Brisbane Mater acquired for $122.5m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... institute with gross assets of over $1 billion. The purchase price of $122.5 million upon completion reflects a passing yield of 4.84%, with fixed annual rental increases of 3%. The property is underpinned by a new 10-year lease to Mater with two five-year ...