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US manager eyes Aussie retirement income

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... it says is used by many US pensions. The multi-asset portfolio has a flexible asset allocation with a focus on producing yield and good risk-adjusted returns. It's has long held a position in Sydney Airport, which it sees as a consistent earner ...

VanEck launches new fixed income ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... list a new fixed income ETF that capitalises on APRA's expanded capital requirements for big banks, to deliver investors yield north of 2%. The VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETF (ASX: SUBD) will hold a portfolio of investment grade subordinated ...

Chief economist update: It's the money, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... better than the 74% one-year average," according to Factset. What wasn't included in the list is the steepening in the US yield curve, so much so that it's no longer inverted, and with it, the probability of a US recession (a year from now) had ...

Chief economist update: Is the A$ becoming a safe-haven currency?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... Fed's (2.0%) even if they're expected to fall by another 25 bps to 1.75% at the end of this month. The US-Australia bond yield differential also favours America - 1.8% (for the US) versus 1.1%. Like the Japanese yen, is the Australian dollar ...

Chief economist update: Beam us up Scotty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
An RBA rate cut won't happen on Melbourne Cup Day, 5 November. But it will happen - perhaps down to negative and up to the point where the Australian central bank is forced into quantitative easing and print Australian dollars. This is because latest ...

Chief economist update: When QE is not QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... US economic growth and that, the Fed could be panicking. QE or not QE, the Fed's latest move should help steepen the yield curve, weaken the US dollar and support the equity markets as it had done in the past.

Chief economist update: US recession on the cards

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... low of 0.75% (with markets expecting another one before 2019 is over - that practically drove investors away from the zero yield on offer on savings account and into the higher yielding stock market. As a result, the S&P/ASX 200 index rallied by 0.8% ...

Aussie bond fund added to Zenith model portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... through a range of active strategies including sector rotation, credit selection and, to a lesser extent, interest-rate and yield curve positioning," Wright said. "Bonds form a key component of an investor's portfolio and more specifically their exposure ...

The importance of reducing risk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... fundamentals. As an investor you need to focus on the long-term aspect of a company and not the current share price. "Don't chase yield. Avoid expensive defensive stocks and yield traps," Teh said. Teh explained that share price will always fluctuate ...

Chief economist update: Time for a Keynes comeback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
"Help, I need somebody... Help me if you can, I'm feeling down... Help me get my feet back on the ground Won't you please, please help me." -- The Beatles Most major world central banks have already cut interest rates (more than once) and/or ...