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Fiscal policy spurs investor confidence: Citi

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
The continued supply of fiscal stimulus and the expectation of more stimulus has sparked a vote of confidence in fund managers and investors across Australia and New Zealand. Nearly 80% of the delegates at the Citi Australia Investment Conference believe ...

Chief economist update: Prime Minister Suga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
Japan has a new prime minister. Yoshihide Suga is his name. Suga will officially be Prime Minister following a parliamentary vote on September 16 after being elected President of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) two days earlier. Prime Minister ...

Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
There's good news and bad news in the US labour market report for July. First, the good news: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that total non-farm payrolls rose by 1.8 million in July - more than market expectations for an increase ...

SMSFA, FSC call for infrastructure investment access

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
The SMSF Association and the Financial Services Council (FSC) are calling for self-managed super funds to have access to unitised, liquid infrastructure investments as a way of generating economic growth. The two organisations, which represent more ...

State Street to launch ESG ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
State Street Global Advisors is expecting to launch a new low-cost environmental, social and governance (ESG) ETF on the ASX on August 5, with a similar risk-return to the ASX 200. The SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ESG Fund will go by the ticker E200 and is the ...

Chief economist update: Second waving, not drowning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
While we, Australians all, remain glued tracking the mounting cases of infection in Victoria - one that has prompted the New South Wales government to close its borders with its neighbour south of the Murray River for the first time since the Spanish ...

Chief economist update: Japan on the mend but BOJ, Abe not taking any chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's lifting of the state of emergency in the country on May 25 has been rewarded with encouraging indications of recovery in the economy. This is highlighted by the improvement in the au Jibun Bank Japan PMI surveys. ...

FSC calls for SMSF access to infrastructure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
The FSC has proposed a plan to democratise investment in domestic infrastructure development, making these projects accessible to every Australian with money in superannuation. The FSC said the proposed Australian Superannuation and Infrastructure Investment ...

Morningstar acquires global ESG ratings house

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
Morningstar has acquired a $288 million global ESG ratings and research house, in a bid to empower investors to make meaningful investment decisions. Morningstar acquired a 40% stake in Sustainalytics in 2017, and will now purchase the remaining 60% ...

Mayfair 101 pushes on

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
The embattled Mayfair 101 is pushing ahead with the launch of a new property bond, advertising it as an exclusive fixed income investment opportunity. Mayfair has been restricted in its promotion of debenture products after action by ASIC. The regulator ...