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Better than bonds: A new approach to lifecycle investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... research is pitching the defensive equities (DE) option as a "sharper asset allocation tool" for lifecycle products which could yield impressive results: 18% higher annual income, 30% higher end savings for retired members, and 1% annual returns over ...

Thematic SMAs on the rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... and emerging markets and is designed to deliver clients a steady income stream. In the past 12 months it has returned a yield of 8.1%. "It provides an opportunity for investors to gain exposure to international shares for diversification but also achieve ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... lower than market expectations for an increase to 2.2%. Wall Street loved it. The S&P 500 index climbed by 0.9% and the yield on 10-year US Treasuries fell by four basis points to 2.97%. This isn't surprising. That's the Fed's guidance looking very likely ...

CBA cops $25 million for BBSW rigging

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... penalty proceedings against CBA in January, alleging it traded in the bank bill market with the purpose of affecting the yield and the BBSW to its advantage, and to the disadvantage of parties with an opposite exposure to the security. CBA disputed the ...

Volatility divides investors: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
As volatility and interest rate movements remain top concerns for investors, many are divided on the impact these risks will have on portfolio returns, the latest Natixis Investment Managers survey shows. About eight-in-ten (78%) of the 200 fund researchers ...

BTFG reports first half earnings growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
Westpac's wealth management and insurance arm yielded $1.2 billion in revenue in the six months to 31 March 2018, an increase of 5% on 2H17. Overall BT Financial group added $404 million in cash earnings to Westpac Group's interim results, with the ...

Corporate bond demand strengthens: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... to other countries," Stening said. Deloitte Access Economics partner John O'Mahony said: "Investors highlighted the low yield environment for cash investments as their number one concern, and an increasing awareness of corporate bonds as an alternative ...

Chief economist update: Fed's on target, BOJ takes out target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
The US Federal Reserve's 1-2 May FOMC meeting was both expected and a non-event - it kept the fed funds rate target at 1.5%-1.75% and more or less cut and pasted the FOMC Statement at its 20-21 March meeting. Well, maybe less, for May's statement was ...

Moving on up to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... in its conduct towards policy normalisation. But the asset that's most sensitive to inflation showed little concern. The yield on 10-year US Treasuries dipped to 2.95% from 2.96% at the end of last week's trading activity. Yields on 10-year TIPS (Treasury ...

Water risk infiltrates agriculture portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... to the highest and best use," he says. Lee adds efficient water users can afford to pay more for water, which typically yield higher value produce. Meat producers and processors in drought-inflicted Queensland (which holds 60% of Australia's cattle herd) ...