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RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... the Bank of Japan (BOJ) - with their quantitative easing and negative interest rates -- could only aspire to... a lower currency to boost growth and defeat deflation. Perhaps, like the BOE they can import Gov Glenn when he retires in September. A cheaper ...

ANZ cuts fees on foreign currency ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
ANZ has announced it will reduce management fees on its two foreign currency exchange-traded funds. The ANZ ETFS Physical US Dollar ETF has had its management fee reduced to 0.3% per annum (down from 0.45%), and the ANZ ETFS Physical Renminbi ETF has ...

BTIM reveals strong results

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... combination of higher performance fees, the expansion of operating and fee margins, higher average FUM and favourable currency movements. Statutory NPAT increased by 26% to $78.3 million, cash earnings per share (EPS) rose 32% to 29.1 cents per share ...

RARE Infrastructure joins mFund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... important for these investors to have the choice of a hedged or unhedged version of the fund, enabling them to manage their currency exposures in a way that best suits their needs." The ASX mFund Settlement Service now has 48 investment managers and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... the RBA's 5 April Board meeting - the local unit was trading at US$0.7543 on that day -- touched on the causes for the currency's appreciation... "The rise in commodity prices had been accompanied by an appreciation of the Australian dollar, which also ...

NAB Asset Management hires senior economist

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... Capital where he spent 23 years as a senior economist with specialisations in global economic analysis, global bonds, currency and equity markets for AMP's diversified funds. "We're extremely pleased to welcome Bob to the team,'' NAB Asset Management ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... weak sales and a poor economy) for why the current period is a bad time to expand." Japan producer prices The Japanese currency's appreciation has consensus predicting another 3.5% year-on-year fall in Japanese producer prices in March. The actual figure ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... proportion of this debt is denominated is USD - which means the market value of this debt can vary from its face value as the currency fluctuates. AOFM figures confirm that 64% of Australia's government debt is held by foreigners, down from 75% in December ...

Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... (QQE) Monetary Easing with a Negative Interest Rate" - announced following its 28-29 January Board meeting, the Japanese currency remained strong. The ¥/US$ exchange rate closed at ¥108.42 at the end of last week's trading - 11.7%% higher than its ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... 2015. BSP governor Amando Tetangco ascribed the increase in reserves to the rise in the national government's net foreign currency deposits (including some US$495 million proceeds from the issuance of global bonds and from program loans extended by the ...