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Rest pays out $1bn, calls for policy certainty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... certainty, there is a greater opportunity for members to benefit from investments that also support Australia's economic development and recovery, she added. Doyle said the fund recognised five years ago the need for long-term debt to fund major infrastructure ...

Asset allocation in a post-pandemic world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
In times of extreme volatility, it's more important than ever to ensure proper diversification, but the decisions made now will affect performance once we return to the status quo. Within the allocation to growth and defensive assets, it's crucial to ...

Chief economist update: Australia's gentle turning point to turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... Assessment, Coronavirus: the world economy at risk" report (published 2 March 2020), the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) slashed its 2020 Australian growth forecast by 0.5% to 1.8%. Needless to say, this is due to Australia's ...

2020: Year of the fragile economy

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... that current low interest rates should be approached wisely. "Public borrowing can be beneficial and spur economic development, if used to finance growth-enhancing investments," she said. "However, although currently low interest rates mitigate risks ...

The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
I painted a picture of the latest domestic surveys and stats last week arguing that the RBA would need to cut interest rates some more to try and reverse the trend deterioration in the domestic economy. In it I briefly touched on the Australian dollar ...

Chief economist update: Japan tightens fiscal policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) - Japan does the opposite. Japan effectively tightened fiscal policy on October 1 when the ...

Chief economist update: RBA justified to cut rates or not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... (RBA) will cut interest rates again. RBA governor Philip Lowe told us so when he addressed the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) event in Adelaide on June 20. Talking about 'The Labour Market and Spare Capacity', Lowe left ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... And its name is property. So much so that the latest detailed report on Australia by the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) warned that, although the "current trajectory" of falling house prices "would suggest a soft landing... ...

New MD for AMP Capital NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... global fixed income in February 2014. Graham, who previously worked at AXA Global Investors, Westpac and the Economic Development Association of New Zealand, commented that AMP Capital New Zealand has a reputation as a leading investment manager with ...

Chief economist update: Predictions allude to frozen RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... know, I know, the world knows already about the case of the slowdown in global growth. The Organisations for Economic Development and Cooperation's (OECD) recently-released the OECD Economic Outlook and Interim Economic Outlook report merely formalised ...