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Investors on red alert despite vaccines

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... Other top areas of concern that may affect investment decisions for investors in the Asia region include negative interest rates, volatility, and deflation. The surge in the number of retail investors using apps like Robinhood that allow for low- or ...

ASX profits slide, names chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... dropped 3.4% to $241.8 million and net interest income down 39.5% over the six months to December both due to low interest rates. Revenue increased 3.4% to $470.5 million and expenses rose 8.2% to $151.4 million to support variable market-related activity ...

Aware to focus on unlisteds over equities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... access to liquidity. While Graham said this helped support many, it also elongated the dynamic between extremely low interest rates alongside very high multiples. "With incredibly low interest rates and the very strong rhetoric, even from the RBA, that ...

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 ...