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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... remain at present or lower levels for an extended period of time, and well past the horizon of our net asset purchases". Japan consumer confidence Confidence among Japanese consumers beat market expectations for a decline to a 40.4 reading, rising to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... Australia's year-on-year economic growth rate ahead of the US (2.0%), the Eurozone (1.5%), the United Kingdom (2.0%) and Japan (-0.05%). US ISM manufacturing index Contrary to indications of weakening manufacturing activity contained in regional PMI ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... again, these are April numbers - before the RBA cut interest rates and most banks passing on the full reduction in May. Japan retail sales The latest retail spending figures perhaps explain Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's flip-flopping over the consumption ...

Equities out, alternatives in for pension funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... point of difference, though, equity exposure has generally increased at the expense of fixed income. The US, Canada, Europe, Japan and Australia were the leaders in this "return-seeking behaviour." As an Australian example, the report noted the Future ...

Fixed income investors turning to Serbia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Fixed income investors need to focus on new opportunities for return in a low-rate environment, according to T. Rowe Price portfolio manager and head of international fixed income Arif Husain. Speaking at the T. Rowe Price Equities Adviser event in ...

Listed and direct real estate show correlation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Both listed and direct real estate should be considered in an investment portfolio as the correlation between returns, diversification and volatility are similar over the long term. This is the view presented in a recent AMP Capital white paper. The ...

New ETFs launched to cater for BOJ stimulus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Japan's fund management industry is launching exchange traded funds to cater specifically for the central bank's massive monetary easing programme. Three new "physical and human capital" ETFs are designed solely for the Bank of Japan, which needs fresh ...

Australia tanks in global dividend index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... growth will be a little slower in 2016 than it was in 2015, but it is set to outpace Australia. We expect strong growth in Japan, North America and Europe partially offset by weakness in the UK, Australia, and emerging markets." Speaking to Financial ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... the business outlook in the service sector sank to its lowest since July 2015". (Markit Economics). Markit/Nikkei Flash Japan Manufacturing PMI Policy accommodation delayed is policy accommodation denied and perhaps, more ineffective than an impotent ...

Minutes to disaster

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... central banks trying to boost their economies or inflation or both such as the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ). It would be disastrous for emerging markets - particularly for those with debts denominated in US dollars - for it ...