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Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
There were no back-patting and self-congratulatory remarks this time from Australia's Prime Minister and Treasurer for the Australian National Accounts show that it wasn't a "wonderful set of numbers". Instead, with economic growth slowing to ...

Whitehelm launches infrastructure fund locally

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... stocks markets, and a high degree of drawdown protection," Tonkin said. "All of these factors, along with its stable cash yield make it a very attractive vehicle for retail investors." Late last year, the investment manager partnered with a Dutch pension ...

Chief economist update: US yield curve pictorial

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... Worries over a US recession have waxed and waned over the past few months. Gentle readers would know that I subscribe to the yield curve that studies by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and New York prove to be the best predictor of a looming US ...

Chief economist update: What price Australian budget surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
Aside for bragging rights, I can't understand why the current Australian government remains hell-bent on achieving that promised "Budget surplus". The current sitting Treasurer Josh Frydenberg looks set to deliver on the "promise" that has eluded ...

Boutique launches new fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... new income fund that provides an alternative to low-yielding cash and term deposits. Prime Value's Diversified High Yield Fund, which launched on August 1, aims to provide investors with a return of 4% per annum above the RBA official cash rate. ...

Best online brokers revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... in June, which Investment Trends points out was likely associated with increased coverage of negative rates and inverted yield curves. Peker said: "While it is unclear if negative interest rates will spread to other major markets, it is evident that ...

Chief economist update: Wheels of US recession in motion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... heading towards cactus avenue. Then again, you, I and Irene don't need any more signalling from the Fed. The inverted US yield curve says so, no matter how it's justified. The inverted yield curve was dismissed as being due to "technical factors ...

Complex retirement system requires simplicity: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
A new report is putting forth key reforms needed to make superannuation fairer and more efficient ahead of the Federal Government's review of the retirement income system. The Actuaries Institute outlined a number of reforms needed to help fix the ...

Chief economist update: The hazard of being a safe haven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... monetary policy meeting on July 30, deciding to keep the status quo - interest rate at -0.1% and 10-year government bond yield target at around 0% - and vowed to "maintain the current extremely low levels of short and long-term interest rates for an ...

Chief economist update: US recession a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... at the same time, I'm hoping that I'm wrong. US recession fears - resulting from the negative spread between the yield on 10-year and two-year US Treasuries - of the past week have eased (for now), sending Wall Street on a rebound on the last ...