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Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... alternative to paper currencies. "Perhaps most importantly, the opportunity cost of holding gold versus cash or government bonds as an alternative store of value has collapsed again thanks to the renewed collapse in interest rates and bond yields," Oliver ...

Bond investor sues Australian government

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... case on a pro bono basis. O'Donnell made an investment of approximately $1000 in exchange traded Australian government bonds through the CommSec app earlier this year. Her investment came after meeting Barnden when he delivered a guest lecture at ...

Janus Henderson lists new active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... portfolio allocated to corporate senior debt, followed by semi government (18%); subordinated corporate debt (9%), government bonds (5%). The rest was split across asset-backed securities, cash and derivatives, global high yield, hybrids and supranat ...

Super to lose $3tn by 2040

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... investors into Australia's economy with their investments spanning infrastructure, property, purchase of government bonds, company shares, agribusiness, seeding start-ups and energy projects." Other shifts anticipated to occur over the next two decades ...

Private equity weathers COVID-19 crisis: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... investments from $412 billion to $367 billion." This will impact fund returns, she said, as yields on Australian government bonds sit between 0.5-0.9% per annum, while the official cash rate is at 0.25%. "This shows that there is an increased pressure ...

RBA prepares to scale up bond buying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... maintain the current policy settings, including the targets for the cash rate and the yield on three-year Australian government bonds of 25 basis points. Additionally, the RBA said while the government bond market is operating effectively and the yield ...

FIIG calls for taxation, regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... "The current global events help to demonstrate the lack of access and investment into protective assets such as government bonds and corporate bonds with very few investors owning any bonds let alone those defined as retail," Stening said. FIIG's ...

Economic outlook not as bad as predicted: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... Securities (AGS) is at the target of around 25 basis points. "Given these developments, the bank has purchased government bonds on only one occasion since the previous board meeting, with total purchases to date of around $50 billion," he said. "The ...

Chief economist update: What to expect when you're expecting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... policy settings unchanged - the targets for the official cash rate at 0.25% and the yield on three-year Australian government bonds of around 25 basis points. While it's still early days, the Australian central bank and the Morrison government's ...

Is the worst yet to come?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... of the penetration of central banks into asset markets," Doyle said. "We are all used to central banks buying government bonds and asset backed securities in the mortgage market, but there has been this step up into credit markets. "It's not a big step ...

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MaxCap appoints chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:44PM
MaxCap has named deputy chief executive and chief financial officer Kylie Robb as chief executive, effective July 1.

Perpetual rejects $2.5bn takeover offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |   11:50AM
The financial services firm has rejected a $21.64 per share bid from a Swedish private equity firm.

Investors Mutual founders launch new venture

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:36AM
The former investment director and founder of Investors Mutual Anton Tagliaferro is launching a new fund management business, focussing on small caps, with a new fund already made available for investors.

AMP, CFS, MLC post double-digit returns

VINNY VUCAGO  |   11:48AM
AMP Super, Colonial First State (CFS) and MLC have delivered strong returns for members with growth-focused options posting double digit gains despite heightened market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty.

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