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Chief economist update: June RBA rate cut not a sure bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... markets' reaction suggests that the probability of the RBA cutting interest rates next month is more than "54%". The yield on Australian 10-year bonds dropped to a record low 1.65%; the A$/US$ exchange rate depreciated to a three-year low of US$0.6906 ...

Chief economist update: A tariff for a tariff

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... a global recession. The Fed's forward guidance of steady rates until the end of the year has turned the slope of the yield curve (yield on 10-year Treasuries less 3-month T-bills) positive after it inverted in late March - a precursor of a US recession. ...

Super fund awards $100m debt mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
Brandywine Global has won a $100 million debt mandate from a $12 billion industry superannuation fund. LGIAsuper appointed the Legg Mason affiliate to manage an emerging market debt portfolio via the Brandywine Global Sovereign Credit Fund. Launched ...

Future Fund crosses $150 billion

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
The sovereign wealth fund has crossed $150 billion in assets after a strong quarter, as it readies to pitch in to the next Federal budget. The Future Fund returned 5% over the quarter to March end, taking its decade-long performance to 10.4% - 3.9% ...

Tribeca partners for new fund, hires lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... through the lens of a global asset allocator, Asian credit offers extremely attractive risk adjusted returns in terms of yield and trading opportunities." "However, it is an extremely nuanced sub-sector given the notable influence of developed market ...

Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... it was just a month ago that fears of an upcoming US recession was the spook du jour portended by the inversion of the US yield curve. Since then, the yield curve has become positive, the VIX index - or the fear gauge - has come down and now US equities ...

L1 eyes $70m for UK property fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... financial planning groups and rich investors hunt opportunities for attractive yields. The fund is targeting a distribution yield of 6-7%. It will invest in residential blocks of flats outside of London where it believes the yields are growing largely ...

Chief economist update: Japan yearns for a weaker yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... maintained current interest rate settings and promised to continue with quantitative and qualitative monetary easing (QQE) with yield curve control aiming to achieve the price stability target of 2%. It's optimistic outlook noted that: "Japan's ...

ASIC outlines enforcement efforts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
In the second half of last year ASIC brought criminal proceedings against nine individuals on 76 charges, with four people imprisoned as a result and $12.7 million imposed in civil penalties. ASIC also disqualified 28 directors and there were 72 instances ...

Chief economist update: The Fed should act now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... the laws of physics) remain unchanged, no matter how much it's justified that "this time is different", such as the US yield curve. Or more specifically, the inversion of the US yield curve that predicted every US recession since 1955 (the earliest ...