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Schroders appoints head of private debt

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... bank regulation (where traditional bank returns are more difficult to achieve with higher capital imposts), and desire for banks to hold lower concentrations of single asset exposures on their balance sheets than they previously were, meaning the door ...

ERS will impact those who didn't access super: REST

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... financial distress, but if this scheme continues we are changing the role of super and we would begin to operate more like banks with a higher view of liquidity and cash release," she said. "We have an investing horizon of around 35 years, and to do ...

Asset managers still bearish, but less so

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... for goods in the short-to-medium term will dampen inflation, there are fears of an inflationary scenario in which central banks are unable to hike interest rates due to the unprecedented amount of outstanding debt in the economy," it said. "Risk managers ...

CBA profit takes hit, dividend cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
The Commonwealth Bank has announced an 11.3% profit hit due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and slashed its dividend by 31%. The bank announced its FY20 results, saying it reflects the impact of COVID-19 on its customers and the economy, adding ...

Impact investing seeks to address racial inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... community and economic development," said Capital Impact Partners president and chief executive Ellis Carr. "We understand that banks, funders, and other institutions have historically been challenged to connect capital to communities. By leveraging ...

Chief economist update: The V in recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... policies and cash to mitigate the impact on businesses and those who'll find themselves without jobs. However, central banks and governments can flood the system with all the money they have, or can print and mint, but even a million dollars each ...

Chief economist update: The RBA's lullaby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... economies on planet Earth, the outlook is "dependent on containment of the virus". As with all other government and central banks around the world, "the economy is being supported by the substantial, coordinated and unprecedented easing of fiscal and ...

Sydney boutique expands team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... includes former Swati Reddy, who formerly worked at CLSA, as senior analyst and Ty Archibald as an analyst. It stays away from banks, insurers and miners with top holdings spread across business services stocks such as Accenture and IT stocks such as ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... renewed collapse in interest rates and bond yields," Oliver added. Gold therefore has further upside, he said, until central banks start to tighten and bond yields rise significantly. Similarly, Creagh believes both silver and gold will continue to push ...

CBA ups remediation bill for advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... million across our aligned advice businesses for the financial year ended 30 June 2020." The additional costs have brought the banks total remediation bill across its advice practices to $834 million, including $698 million in customer refunds and $136 ...