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USD exposure benefits investors: ETF Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... portfolio. "The US dollar has traditionally been viewed as a safe-haven asset, with most global central banks keeping it as a reserve currency and many international transactions conducted in the US dollar," Walesby said. "The value of the US dollar ...

Banks urged to step up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe and APRA chair Wayne Byres have called on the big banks to support the Australian COVID-19 recovery, rather than their shareholders. Speaking during a FINSIA webinar, Lowe said over the past decade APRA ...

Plan for the worst, hope for the best

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... market," he said. "When there's liquidity pumped into the system, as we've seen globally and what the [Federal Reserve] has done, then it's really hard to fight that liquidity." Every investor will be negatively impacted in a bear market ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... argues a short-lived bounce in stock prices isn't unheard of. "In late 2008, equities rallied in response to the Federal Reserve's (Fed) first round of quantitative easing and other programs aimed at supporting the economy," he said. "While investors ...

Chief economist update: Powell blamed for fall on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... Wall Street Journal published: "The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 500 points Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said further stimulus could be needed to support the economy's recovery from the coronavirus-induced ...

ME Bank saga could impact super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... redraw facilities as savings. And even a financial adviser would see it that way. "People see a redraw as a backup cash reserve. They see it as something they can use for a holiday, for their kids' educations, for renovations," Robertson said. "Slashing ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... business confidence remains low, the outcomes would be even more challenging than those in the baseline scenario." That, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe's statement - released after the Australian central bank's May 5 meeting ...

Centuria crosses Tasman, acquires stake in NZ manager

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
ASX-listed real estate investment manager Centuria Capital has acquired a 19% stake in a New Zealand-based peer, set to fork out up to NZD$23.6 million for the deal. The $7.2 billion firm has agreed to acquire the stake in listed real estate manager ...

Aussie analysts share COVID-19 investment tips

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... local market hasn't rebounded as much as its global counterparts as the RBA has not done as much as the US Federal Reserve to bolster asset prices, he said, but our health and fiscal responses have so far been superior. "My guess is that ultimately ...

Chief economist update: No cheers as RBA hits inflation target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
Mission accomplished! This would have been the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) self-congratulatory exclamation after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that annual headline CPI inflation accelerated to 2.2% in the March quarter ...