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UBS says goodbye to ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... Australia ETFs and a cash ETF. Together they had about $63 million in assets at February end. ETFs that don't attract enough investors are a problem for issuers. In January, BlackRock shut a Taiwan stocks ETF which had only $5.65 million in assets. ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... handshakes. Australia couldn't even give its products for free. Free education, free tours, free whatever are good enough enticements... but not when citizens of the earth are banned from leaving or entering national domiciles. Economics 101 dictates ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... their thinking and values," he said. "The market is a bit frustrated because on the mainstream side maybe there isn't enough change and then for others it's a bit hard to compete because they say they are doing ESG." Mirova has defined its ESG ...

Chief economist update: The crash we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... launches, Brexit and Trump's trade war -- and other challenges in-between -- proved no match for central bank money Throw enough money at the problem and the problem will go away. ZIRP (zero interest rate policy), NIRP (negative interest rate policy) ...

Equities not that expensive: Hamish Douglass

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... asset bubbles to be a key area of concern. "We have to ask ourselves where the asset bubbles are forming and are they large enough to be systemic like the sub-prime debt crisis was in the United States," he said. Douglass said current high-yielding credit ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... better phrase) in the country, something that's expected to develop in other affected countries. And if these aren't enough, governments have already implemented, or are preparing, fiscal responses. Except for Hawaii boy Scott Morrison. This ...

Higher super contributions make Aussies feel safer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... Trends, the source of retirement anxiety suffered by most Aussies is their belief that they don't voluntarily contribute enough into their super. Investment Trends senior analyst King Loong Choi said that by increasing their super contributions to 11% ...

Carbon footpath important, not footprint: AXA

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... carbon intensity at the same rate, though the research did show a decrease." She argued divestment was not "sophisticated enough" to address climate change risk. "As investors look to address the impact of climate change risk on their investment portfolios ...

Super chief opposes SG increase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... increase in compulsory super, he thinks they need to be "realistic." "Although the current 9.5% compulsory rate is not enough to grow superannuation savings for a comfortable retirement, Australia is in a period of low wage growth therefore an increase ...

What SMSFs will look like in 2030

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... we didn't do the things we have to do to put Australians and SMSFs in the right position for the future," he said. "Not enough Australians are getting financial advice. There are 10.4 million Australians who tell us they have a financial advice need ...