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Chief economist update: Getting better, but not better enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... 2022. GDP is expected to return to its end-2019 level by the middle of this year." Just like its peers, the recent backup in bond yields over the past month hasn't escaped the RBA... "The positive news on vaccines together with the prospect of further ...

Senator calls for super funds to stop shorting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... securities lending on its Australian equities portfolio. The fund does undertake securities lending on its global equities and Bond portfolios, where the depth of the market and composition of the portfolio provide us with the opportunity to derive revenue ...

Chief economist update: Fed fights back bond bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... you're strong enough now..." What's the point of increased transparency and forward guidance in financial markets - the bond market, in this case - if the Fed and other central banks' have made it clear that it will take some time before ...

Chief economist update: The cloud over the rainbow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... the coronavirus vaccines (roll 'em, roll 'em, roll 'em). It's "the rainbow" you've "been prayin' for". However, given the bond markets' reaction - bond yields almost everywhere have been surging - the world economy appears to have too much of a good ...

Vanguard finds dirty assets in ESG fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Vanguard has changed the descriptions of an ethically conscious bond fund, after a review turned up holdings that investors were told were excluded. Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index invests in about 4500 fixed income instruments ...

Standard Life Aberdeen sells 196-year-old brand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... transaction, Standard Life Aberdeen has in turn acquired Phoenix Group's Wrap Self-Invested Personal Pension, Wrap Onshore Bond businesses to support its growth plans for its existing platforms business. The transfer of these is expected to complete ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street can't have its cake and eat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... quote the title of the 2003 American romantic comedy film, "something's gotta give"... and that, Virginia, is the US bond market. The yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds have been on the rise. No need for numbers, the chart below says it all: Yields ...

PIMCO eyes ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... listing at least three fixed income funds on the exchange: the $1.1 billion PIMCO Income Fund, the $7.2 billion PIMCO Global Bond Fund and the $4.3 billion PIMCO Diversified Fixed Interest Fund. PIMCO plans to list the three strategies as quoted managed ...

Investors on red alert despite vaccines

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Despite the promise and optimism of COVID-19 vaccines, professional investors continue to worry about the pandemic's economic impact, a global study of 400 reveals. Natixis Investment Managers' annual 2021 Professional Fund Buyer Outlook, conducted ...

Goldman Sachs launches robo-adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... Smart Beta scores companies on fundamental and technical factors of performance. "We'll recommend a diverse mix of stock and bond ETFs that are aligned with your goal. You'll have exposure to a range of industries and economies, so you have multiple ...