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Chief economist update: Money plus confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... than the 10-year high reading of 112.0 registered in December 2020, the current reading is the best in eight years and is above its long-term average of 101.3 points as "unemployment expectations" dropped by 3.8% over the month and by 15.0% from a year ...

ASFA calls for super fairness

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... communicated to members and administered," ASFA said in its submission. In addition, ASFA is calling for the removal of balances above $5 million from the concessionally taxed system for members aged 65 and over from 1 July 2022. In the submission ASFA ...

Aware to focus on unlisteds over equities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... the COVID crash in the first quarter last year, Graham said Aware was able to bounce back, finishing the year around 5% above the benchmark. "As a fund we feel we're in pretty good shape. We did a lot of work to figure out what risk exposures and ...

Antares promotes on equities team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... invests in a concentrated portfolio of ASX-listed stocks outside the 20 largest by market cap. It has returned 4.8% p.a. above the benchmark (S&P/ASX 200 Total Return Index excluding the companies listed in the S&P/ASX 20 Total Return Index) since May ...

Chief economist update: The US inflation dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... yield on US 10-year bonds and Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) - soar to seven year highs and is currently above the Fed's 2.0% target at 2.2%. Then again, US inflation stats remain tame however it's measured. Data at the end of December ...

Kapstream wins JANA allocation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... Management and Wellington Asset Management. "...it hasn't been a surprise that we've seen renewed interest in our strategy which above all else emphasises preservation of capital and liquidity with the delivery of a consistent return above reference ...

Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... 6.3% in January 2021 from 6.7% in the previous month and below expectations for it to remain at 6.7%, it's still far above the 3.5% pre-pandemic rate of unemployment registered in February last year. There were 10.1 million jobless Americans in January ...

Aware expands affordable housing portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... bit to address the shortage of quality affordable housing," he said. Aware's property investment targets a return of 5% above inflation. He added that the units will help essential workers reduce their work commute time, and ultimately spend more time ...

JPMAM unveils sustainable fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... and fossil fuels. The first iteration of the fund launched in Europe in August 2019, which returned 3.72% per annum, well above the benchmark's -0.52% p.a. as at December 2020. It currently has a 44% holding in bonds, 38% weighting to equities and ...

What to expect from February reporting season

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... yields to bounce from the current 3.4% to about 4% in FY22. "This assumed a lift in 12m-12m market EPS levels to 405, or 11% above current consensus expectations. Our P/E multiple increases incrementally to 17.5x but below current levels of 19.5x," Morgan ...