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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 ...

QIC launches China bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
The $80 billion Queensland-based asset management giant has received official approval for its partnered fund that will invest in China corporate bonds. The US$50 million QIC Ping An China Corporate Bond Fund is a partnership between QIC and China's ...

Growing uncertainty sees more advisers outsourcing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
Financial advisers are increasingly bearish in their outlook for Aussie equities and uncertain about global equities - resulting in an uptick in outsourcing. New Investment Trends research indicates a strong trend for advisers moving away from being ...

Chief economist update: The BOJ needs to run faster to stay in the running

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... respectively". Yes Virginia, the BOJ maintained that it will "continue with "quantitative and qualitative monetary easing (QQE) with yield curve control," aiming to achieve the price stability target of 2%, as long as it is necessary for maintaining ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... Tuesday of October - taking the official cash rate to a new record low of 0.75%. The All Ordinaries index gained 0.5% and the yield on 10-year Australian government bonds fell to 1.06% (1.13%) as investors switched to these relatively higher yielding ...

Neuberger Berman launches new fund

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... environments". The fund will opportunistically invest in a "wide range" of fixed income assets, such as investment grade, high yield, and emerging market debt. The aim is to maximise total return from high current income and long-term capital appreciation. ...

Banks face imminent disruption

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... considered banks to be positioned for the future. "Banks anywhere in the world have a big problem, and that's the inverted yield curve. Their net interest margins are getting crushed," she began. "We don't think that this is a fleeting phenomenon. If ...

Chief economist update: Future path of fed funds rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... for this eventuality." US equity markets closed mixed: Dow +0.13%, S&P 500 +0.03%, Nasdaq -0.11%, Russell 2000 -0.63%; the yield on 10-year US Treasuries was unchanged at 1.8%; and the Bloomberg US dollar spot index ticked up by a mere 0.2%. Yes Virginia ...

BetaShares defends Dividend Harvester ETF after critical report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... are considered insufficient to warrant an investable rating." In defence of the performance, BetaShares said: "The high yield of the fund can be advantageous in retirement portfolios, irrespective of whether the price decreases or not." Speaking to Financial ...