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Careful portfolio rebalances needed: First Sentier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... corporate credit or emerging markets debt," Somaia said. "We think this provides the diversification of high-quality government bonds while generating some income."

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... 0.1%; the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances down to zero; and, purchasing A$100 billion worth of government bonds of maturities of around 5 to 10 years over the next six months. Since then, the political uncertainty in the US has been removed ...

Chief economist update: RBA does the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... cent a reduction in the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances to zero the purchase of $100 billion of government bonds of maturities of around five to 10 years over the next six months. Can you spell QE? The RBA's bond purchases are intended ...

RBA cuts rate to new historic low

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... Additionally it reduced the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances to zero and purchase of $100 billion of government bonds of maturities of around five to 10 years over the next six months. Despite many economists predicting the move, insights ...

Rest climate case dismissed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... Commonwealth and Ors is a potential class action with lead claimant Katta O'Donnell, who owns Australian government bonds. O'Donnell is seeking to hold the Australian government to account over climate change risks, arguing that failure to act ...

Frontier Advisors eyes international clients

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... of the list is Japan, with trillions in pension assets, funds that are increasingly looking to invest outside government bonds and have low historic involvement of independent asset consultants. Frontier has been cultivating relationships in the region ...

Rest climate change case pushes ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... Commonwealth and Ors is a potential class action with lead claimant Katta O'Donnell, who owns Australian government bonds. O'Donnell is seeking to hold the Australian government to account over climate change risks, arguing that failure to act ...

Aussie small caps outperform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... example, is an easy place to goose returns. Through time, credit securities produce higher yield than highly rated government bonds. So long as there is not a credit crunch the fund will show a higher return than the benchmark. This is not skill, it ...

Chief economist update: RBA increases and extends TFF

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... interest rates unchanged - the targets for the official cash rate at 0.25% and the yield on 3-year Australian Government bonds at 25 basis points - at its September meeting, as expected. What came as a bit of a surprise was the RBA board's decision ...

Chief economist update: Gone fishing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... to the wheel." Sure, there's no better time to borrow. Based on Factset data, Australia can issue 30-year government bonds at just 1.75% -- accounting for inflation, that's practically free money. But as the Chair of the Economics Committee Tim ...