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Aussies to lose $100m to fraudsters

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... management giant Vanguard was recently targeted by scammers, who bought advertisements on search engines for terms relating to "bond or high yield investments". When investors click on the ad link, they are taken to a fake investment comparison website ...

Vanguard targeted in bond fund scam

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
Vanguard is the latest fund manager to have its branding used by scammers spruiking fraudulent bond funds. The asset manager said scammers are buying advertisements on search engines for terms relating to "bond or high yield investments". When a person ...

Chief economist update: Too much of a good thing could be a bad thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... public debt soared from US$9 trillion to US$21 trillion between 2010 and 2020. So much so that benchmark 10-year US Treasury bond yields have risen to a 14-month high of 1.78%. This suggests that Uncle Sam would be paying higher interest payments on ...

Chief economist update: BOJ has no plans to ease easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... settings at its March meeting - short-term key interest rate at minus 0.1% and the target for the 10-year Japanese government bond yield at around 0%. It also pledged that it "will continue with Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing (QQE) with ...

Northern Trust AM's stellar year

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
Northern Trust Asset Management's local business swelled its client assets by 70% last year as it added four new institutional mandates. The business has been in Australia for about five years, and currently employs seven people with another hire ...

Investment bonds a good alternative to Wills: GDG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... bonds don't incur capital gains tax. Instead, they are taxed at maximum 30%. Transferring ownership of an investment bond, for example to children, is also a non-CGT event. Investors can also withdraw their funds at any time. Further, they are treated ...

Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... less. IHS Markit's flash estimates for March give credence to the equity markets' rotation towards cyclicals and the bond markets' concern over US inflation.

Chief economist update: Powell said, Yellen said

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... runs counter to sharply rising inflation expectations which are currently at their highest levels since 2013, sending US bond yields higher. Then again, the Fed was able to contain the taper tantrum of 2013 by keeping to its promise to keep interest ...

Chief economist update: BOE not letting its guard down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... Committee voted unanimously for the Bank of England to maintain the stock of sterling non-financial investment-grade corporate bond purchases, financed by the issuance of central bank reserves, at £20 billion. The Committee voted unanimously for the ...

Raiz expands to SMSF market

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... Sustainability Leaders. Additionally, SPDR S+P 200 - STW.AU, iShares S+P Asia 50, iShares S+P Europe 350, iShares Composite Bond, Russell Aust Select Corp Bond, iShare Core S+P 500, Russell Australian Responsible Investment, Global Sustainability Leaders ...