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Listed infrastructure mispriced: FSI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... earnings multiples despite interest rates being low to negative around the world. "I do get worried about governments and central banks printing money, but I sleep well at night knowing they can't just make more real assets like our Zurich's airport ...

COVID-19 is not the only factor: deVere

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... also remains a key headwind. Green said another concern should be the longer-term inflation threat as already bloated central bank balance sheets are on track to become larger. "As with the asset purchase initiatives rolled out in the last financial ...

Asset manager hires new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... is designed to protect existing assets, create wealth and reduce risk and uncertainty. "At Australian Standfirst, his central focus is on enhancing client advice and ensuring this is specifically shaped to take into account each client's unique environment ...

Chief economist update: BOK holds as infections ease

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... Korea's (BOK) decision to keep monetary policy settings unchanged at its 9 April meeting. So does the fact that the Korean central bank announced policy easing measures only less than a month before. At its March 16 emergency meeting, the BOK cut ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... investors, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia. However, this year is a different story across the world. The European Central Bank has asked banks to defer dividend payouts until October, while the UK has seen nearly half of its biggest listed ...

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... market was still struggling to recover. "Australia (-27.5%) continues to struggle to lift despite very low case numbers, central bank QE and zero interest rate policy, not to mention one of the largest fiscal responses amongst all nations (which could ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... of Japan (BOJ) acted quickly in response to the coronavirus outbreak. In an emergency meeting on March 16, the Japanese central bank announced it would buy ETFs at an annual pace of ¥12 trillion, double its J-REIT purchases to ¥180 billion and set ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... currently a fine-balancing act between bulls and bears, with the bulls pointing to the unprecedented actions taken by central banks and governments to stimulate their respective economies, and the bears who think there is a lot more bad news to come." ...

Chief economist update: COVID-infected Aussie stats trickle in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... conducting one-month and three-month repo operations in its daily market operations until further notice. In addition, the central bank will conduct longer-term repo operations of six-month maturity or longer at least weekly, as long as market conditions ...

The catalysts for a rebound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... leg down in core bond yields around the world, and the aggressive actions taken across the board by the Fed and other central banks, we see a clear scenario emerging on the back end of this.