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Chief economist update: Coronavirus cures climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... the PBOC announced targeted required reserve ratio (RRR) cuts that it said will release 550 billion yuan (US$79B) of liquidity. The BOJ announced it would buy ¥200B (US$1.9B) of JGBs with maturities of five to ten years in an unscheduled move. It also ...

Coronavirus is an investment opportunity: Fidelity

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... he also has a reasonable amount of cash. "In these sorts of environments you want to be in blue chip, liquid stocks; liquidity is very important in these environments," he said. "Having gone through the GFC, you realize that liquidity is very important ...

Chief economist update: The corona crash of 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... Federal Reserve cut the fed funds rate by 50 bps on 3 March to 1.25% and announced an additional US$1.5 trillion in new liquidity to help address "highly unusual disruptions" in Treasury market amid coronavirus outbreak, ahead of its scheduled 17-18 ...

Trump slams Fed in Twitter tirade

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... believes that Fed pricing needs to be taken "with a grain of salt", arguing the central bank will focus on improving market liquidity rather than interest rate cuts.

Virus fallout worse than GFC: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... than after the global financial crisis." In response, the IMF said central banks must be prepared to provide "ample liquidity" and banks and non-bank finance companies. The fund also called on governments to offer temporary and targeted credit guarantees ...

Mid and small-caps outperform in 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... underperformed on a risk-adjusted basis. At the end of 2019, 3.5% of Australian funds in all categories were merged or liquidity over the year. Over a three-year period, 14.3% didn't make the cut. Survivorship rates over longer periods dropped to 78.5% ...

Freedom Insurance appoints liquidators

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... Australia (ASFA). In December that year, it cut its life insurance business after a Deloitte review said it could face a liquidity shortfall in 2019. ASIC earlier this month, banned Mark Schroeder who was the chief executive of Spectrum Wealth Advisors ...

All Tech Index launches down under

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... global investors will now have a way of tracking these technology companies, further contributing to the growth and liquidity of the sector." At launch, the index features 46 of "Australia's leading and emerging technology companies across a range of ...

The sick short: Banking big on the coronavirus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... with good reason, choose to believe is that the authorities, in China and all over the world, will respond with more liquidity; it is taken as a given. So I think the market is ignoring the main issue; that we will have a slowdown, but when, is the question." ...

SSGA slashes ETF fee

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... commitment to value "without compromising on quality". "There are more options for investors than ever before. ETFs can offer liquidity and diversification through a single trade," Victor said. "The fee reduction will result in a realignment in the total ...