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Chief economist update: Coronavirus causes equity market correction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... working. The CBOE VIX index - the fear gauge - jumped to a reading of 40.1 at the close of last Friday's trading - the highest since 2011. Most global equity markets are now in correction, and rightfully so. The disruption that has been caused by ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... has doubled since the opening trade of this year. To put that in perspective, the VIX index's present reading is the highest since December 2018. At the time, that fear was instilled by the ongoing US-China trade war (back then) and when the Fed ...

First State hires from CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... oversee the funds risk and compliance division and work closely with government regulators to ensure the fund maintains the highest governance standards. First State Super chief executive, Deanne Stewart, said the funds highest priority is to preserve ...

Factor investing, sustainability a perfect match

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... While low risk, he argues, is "an anomaly" where the expectation of high risk paying off doesn't meet reality. "The highest risk segment of the market actually underperforms in the long term as opposed to outperforming the market," he said. According ...

New private credit fund to launch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... due diligence, in-house fintech capabilities and strength of our local market networks helps us source and filter the highest quality investable assets and partners."

Chief economist update: Working nine to five, barely getting by

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... the rise." "The number of households saving each month increased three points to 51% in the past six months - its equal highest level since the survey began, with the estimated average amount savers are putting away increasing 7% to $862 per month. Meanwhile ...

Bleak year for dividend growth in Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... dividends, Australia's dividend growth would still have been flat for 2019. Commonwealth Bank tumbled from paying the 15th highest dividend in the world in 2018, to the 20th spot. Meanwhile, BHP and Rio Tinto's special dividends landed it in the top-10 ...

Fund managers driven to alternatives: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... an alternative allocation into its strategic asset allocation in 2012 and is now allocating 15% of the portfolio, the highest among the non-industry funds in our rated universe. "At the other end of the table is Advance. The 6% weight appears modest ...

Chief economist update: Japan fails to learn from history (yet again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... Tokyo's impatience over getting more revenue to pay for its ballooning debt - which at 238% of GDP (as at 2018) is the highest in the world - but each time it tries to go one step forward, it takes two steps back. Japan's history of lifting the ...

HESTA hikes default insurance cover

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... about 10% cheaper as it declines from the old $1.16 a week to $1.04 a week. The 55 to 64 year old bracket will see the highest jump - going from $7.67 in current estimated net insurance fee to $8.7 after April 30. The rise in net standard insurance cover ...