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Global asset manager launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... benefiting from fundamental research and risk analysis as well as technical tailwinds, such as supportive liquidity policies of central banks and a migration of the investible universe well beyond the US," Hall said. Benchmarked against the ICE BoFA ...

Dividends take hit, but will recover

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... than that seen during the GFC, fiscal and monetary stimulus should aid a quicker recovery. "The amount of government and central bank stimulus and support already exceeds that of the GFC, which may allow most companies to get through the downturn without ...

Chief economist update: Annus horribilis with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... second quarter before rebounding later this year but still leaving national output 14% lower by the end of 2020. The UK central bank also expects to double from a near 45-year low of 4% (February 2020) to 8% by the end of this year. It'll be better ...

Investors back corporate bonds as COVID-19 winner

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... investment grade corporate bonds are the least risky asset in the current environment for investors searching for yield. "With central banks targeting yield curves, government bonds have become less attractive," he said. "For example, you would get about ...

Pinnacle boutique launches Cayman fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... believes an agile, discretionary macro trading strategy is the best way to exploit opportunities across Asia. "Divergent central bank policies on interest rates and foreign exchange, equity market dispersion, and temporary dislocations caused by the ...

Long/Short fund returns 23.2% in April

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... announcement, the fund said the surge in performance came following enormous fiscal and monetary support from governments and central banks. "The fund performed strongly due to a recovery in many stocks that had been oversold in March, along with some ...

Former licensee head in new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... Financial Planning. MLC also confirmed the appointment of Cristian Zanetti as head of advice experience centre, Sydney and central advice. He joins from AMP where he spent close to 15 years, most recently as head of AMP Advice - NSW/ACT. He was previously ...

Chief economist update: The outlook for Australia, according to COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... scenario." That, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe's statement - released after the Australian central bank's May 5 meeting (where it kept monetary policy settings unchanged, "including the targets for the cash rate and the ...

Markets slump as US jobless claims hit 30m

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... latter, the declines were led by energy despite a 28% rise in crude prices to US$19.31 per barrel, financials despite fresh central bank support announcements and utilities. "The overnight moves places four sectors in bear market territory, whereas healthcare ...

Junk by name, junk by nature?

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... a number of different client types and risk tolerances." Frontier Advisors principal consultant Andrew Kemp said with central banks buying up parts of the high yield bond market, investors have wanted to follow suit. "We've seen some investors looking ...