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Janus Henderson hit by COVID-19

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... The company declared a dividend of US$0.36 per share and added that as part of the US$200 million on-market buyback programme, it purchased around 2.1 million ordinary shares for a total of US$31.2 million.

Chief economist update: BOJ expands Enhancement of Monetary Easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... April meeting. Perhaps, the BOJ should have called it "Expanded Enhancement of Monetary Easing". Most notable, the new programme removed the limit on purchases of 10-year JGBs to keep its yield at 0%; it increased its purchases of commercial paper and ...

Chief economist update: Stimulus measures ease extreme fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... stimulus - worth around 11% of GDP to date - and the Fed's liquidity enhancing measures, topped by its open-ended QE programme. Whether or not these measures are enough remains to be seen but so far so good. The Fed's balance sheet expansion ...

Chief economist update: Surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... jumped by 8.2% over the month and by a massive 24.1% over the year to a reading of 158.1 in April. While the JobKeeper programme is expected to restrain the rise in unemployment, the government is taking no chances. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is now ...

Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
While industry professionals praised the government's stimulus package, the International Monetary Fund seems convinced it's not enough. So who is right? The IMF predicted that global growth will be -3.3% this year, while Australia's GDP will be significantly ...

GAM cuts jobs, reviews pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... billion) at the end of 2019 to $181 billion (CHF112 billion) at March end. GAM said it completed a voluntary redundancy programme in March, while another targeted redundancy programme is ongoing. The manager said it expects its headcount to drop to 680 ...

Superannuation fund cuts pay in C-suite

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
Executives and directors of a $12 billion Queensland superannuation fund have committed to a 10% decrease in their remuneration until at least June 30 as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on. LGIAsuper will fund the 10% pay cut through the executives' ...

Investors flock to TCorp floating rate note

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... "This issuance is a positive result for TCorp and means that we have now raised 90 per cent of our annual borrowing programme," she said at the time.

Chief economist update: Water, water everywhere and not a fish to catch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
The entire Ong household is now working from home. I still have two adult "babies" living at home but I'm not complaining, they pay rent and help with the household chores - home-made freshly-cooked dinners are gratis. We're one of the lucky ...

TCorp launches new bond

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... "This issuance is a positive result for TCorp and means that we have now raised 90 per cent of our annual borrowing programme," she said. "The largest group of investors were asset managers, who comprised 76 per cent of investors, followed by balance ...