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Global public debt to reach 101.5% of GDP: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... change." The IMF's fiscal monitor database revealed the total global fiscal support so far has been split almost evenly between above-the-line - measures with a direct effect on revenue and expenditure such as deferral of taxes and cash transfers- and ...

New private debt fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... Australian corporates, with the minimum investment size set at $1000. The Metrics Direct Income Fund is targeting 3.25% per year above the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate, with monthly income. The new fund, which has a minimum investment size of ...

Industry fund eyes KiwiSaver accounts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... results yesterday. We've moved down the curve, maintained investment returns and for a [smaller fund], we are punching above our weight," he said in an interview yesterday.

SG Hiscock, Morgan Stanley launch global equity funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... the world's largest and most respected fund managers, and both funds have a strong track record of delivering resilient, above-market returns to investors." Morgan Stanley Investment Management Australia managing director Daniel Vanden Boom said SGH ...

Equipsuper, corporate fund merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... will pay about 0.96%. These fees saw PRP receive a crimson rating from APRA in yesterday's heatmap update for landing above the threshold level for significant underperformance. Equip is set to merge with Catholic Super, having entered a joint venture ...

Chief economist update: The All Ords' ups, downs and ups

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
It seemed so long ago and far away now but it was only a year ago that the All Ordinaries index broke above its all-time high recorded in 2007 before climbing to a new peak in February this year. The mood was good: The US and China have reached a trade ...

APRA heatmap sees members save on fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... no colour in this iteration increased to 61% from 59% six months ago, while the proportion of products considered to be above the threshold level for significant underperformance - and therefore copping a crimson rating - has decreased from 9% to 7%. ...

HESTA to go zero carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... IPCC says global emissions need to reach net zero by 2050 to create a reasonable chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. "If efforts to improve the current trajectory of global warming are not successful, then we can expect ...

Rice Warner questions super return targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... market volatility. Consequently, they are not a sensible base for peer comparisons." Analysing the range of target returns above CPI for MySuper products (assuming a 10-year horizon) the firm said that with underlying inflation currently less than 2% ...

Chief economist update: Japan on the mend but BOJ, Abe not taking any chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... Japan (BOJ) from achieving its 2% inflation target. Latest stats show that Japanese headline CPI inflation remained barely above zero (0.1%) in the year to May while core inflation lingered in deflation (-0.2%) over the same period. Thus, while both ...