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No tech bubble: BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... outperformance of tech stocks. We don't see overall equity valuations as obviously stretched, as we expect low interest rates and a vaccine-led economic restart to support risk assets over the next six to 12 months," the researchers said. "We also see ...

Evergreen launches stress testing tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... financial crisis, the Euro-debt crisis, the US credit rating downgrade, oil shocks and US recession, rising global interest rates, trade conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic. "The tool assesses how today's portfolios would perform if these historical events ...

Chief economist update: NIRP embedded in BOE forecasts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... the Monetary Policy Report suggests it will. "The MPC's projections are conditioned on the market path for interest rates, which is close to zero over the forecast period (Table 1.A)." Table 1.A shows the BOE's growth, inflation and unemployment ...

Schroders adjusts fund return targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
The fund manager has lowered its real return funds' targets as a result of low interest rates and bond yields and the impact of the pandemic on economies around the world. The Schroder Real Return CPI Plus 3.5%, Schroder Real Return CPI Plus 5% ...

Chief economist update: Overvaluation tests FOMO and TINA trades

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... been replaced by the fear of being left holding the hot potato and TINA (There Is No Alternative) given ultra-low interest rates sound less enticing than the return of capital even at zero interest rates. In the general scheme of macro things, nothing ...

ASIC detects imposter bond scam

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... pressuring them to invest. ASIC acting chair Karen Chester urged investors to be wary of the high yield claims given interest rates are low. "If you see or receive offers of high yield bonds, they are either high-risk or they may simply be bogus and ...

Cromwell appoints head of development

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... asset management, repositioning and refurbishment strategies since inception in 1998. However, in this era of low interest rates, this capability is more important than ever," Cromwell acting chief executive Michael Wilde said. "We are looking to further ...

Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... from 1.2% in the September quarter. Needless to say, the Australian central bank wouldn't be in a rush to lift interest rates soon despite its optimistic outlook on the economy backed by the rebound in GDP in the third quarter and the better than ...

Chief economist update: Virus now, inflation later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... hosted by the Princeton University Bendheim Center for Finance, Fed Chair Powell also said that the time to raise interest rates is no time soon, and that the Fed won't hike rates unless it sees troubling inflation and imbalances. He also said that ...

BlackRock readies for crypto exposure

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... derive their value from one or more securities, commodities (such as gold or oil), currencies (including bitcoin), interest rates, credit events or indices (a measure of value or rates, such as the S&P 500 Index or the prime lending rate)," SEC Form ...