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Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... "expert economists" and punters who put their money where their guesses were. Not only that, Factset prints: "Many also expect RBA to follow up with another rate cut a few months later. That view is reflected in market pricing with cash rate futures ...

Chief economist update: Like Britney Spears, Financial Standard's done it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... forecast for unemployment would have been higher." I stuck my neck out way back in June 2018 - when I started calling for an RBA rate cut at the time when "experts" reduced their two rate HIKES to one (ehem, ehem). It's time to stick my neck out ...

Credit fund launches to wholesale investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... fund has opened to wholesale investors and will soon launch on the ASX. The Moelis Australia Fixed Income Fund targets the RBA cash rate return plus 4% per annum or 5.5%. The fund invests in diversified credit, including inventory funding (accounts receivable) ...

Property risks dip at Coalition win, APRA easing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... -14%; with home loans now troughing closer to -30%, rather than its risk scenario of -40%. "This probably doesn't stop the RBA cutting rates, UBS said but [RBA governor Philip] Lowe's speech yesterday is key the Coalition proposed incentives for ...

Chief economist update: RBA to take rates to fresh record low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe provided the clearest indication yet that the Australian central bank is poised to cut interest rates, potentially at its June 4 meeting. The transcript of Lowe's speech - titled 'The Economic ...

Chief economist update: June RBA rate cut not a sure bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
The odds that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut interest rates to a new record low of 1.25% from the current all-time bottom of 1.5% when its Board meets on the first Tuesday of June intensified after the Australian Bureau of Statistics' ...

Chief economist update: Low unemployment, low wages growth conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... lacklustre growth in wages bodes negatively for inflation. Recall Glenn Stevens' declaration when he was at the helm of the RBA: "As wages are the largest component of business costs, the outlook for wage growth is particularly important for the ...

Chief economist update: Same challenges, differing reactions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... bank around the world, including New Zealand's next door neighbour, Australia. But while the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) sees, rightly or erroneously, the economic glass half-full - as implied by its decision to keep the official cash rate unchanged ...

Chief economist update: RBA refused to blink in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Despite high expectations that it would leading up to its May Board meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't only NOT cut the official cash rate - it kept it unchanged at a record low 1.5% - it also maintained its ...

Chief economist update: RBA May cut, May not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
A funny thing happened along the way to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) scheduled monetary policy meeting on May 7 and ahead of the May 18 Federal Election. While the slowing momentum in Australia's economic and survey indicators, and ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

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MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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