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Fixed income investors spooked by global politics: Fitch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... next 12 months; 88% of 4Q19 survey investors expect sustainable bond issuance to increase, with sovereign bonds the next highest at 56%." "Overall, investors believe issuance is more likely to increase than decrease across all asset classes surveyed ...

Chief economist update: Japan tightens fiscal policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... intended to cover the cost of supporting its ageing population and pay down its ballooning national debt (the world's highest at 238% of GDP as at 2018 end). While the Japanese government's intention is honourable, the history of past consumption ...

Investors deluded on returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... These expectations remain despite the low growth, low interest rate environment across global markets. The US had the highest annual return expectation at 12.4% on average, in Australia investors expect a 10.9% return and in Europe they expect 9%. Unrealistic ...

Australia slips in global retirement ranks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... time bomb, saying its mediocre ranking at 23rd is a result of a mixture of very good and very bad outcomes. Japan has the highest life expectancy of all the countries ranked, giving it a high score for health outcomes in retirement. However, it also ...

Aussie active managers underperform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... for pure returns with 11.7% but came second for risk/return ratio. The SGH Emerging Companies Fund was found to have the highest risk/return metrics based on Rainmaker research, it returned 17.1% pa.

AMP, HESTA, Hostplus lose out in ratings

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... others thought our ratings were unfair. Now we've included some new ones and we've taken another look at some." The highest rating for a super fund went to Future Super which got a score 4.5 out of 5, followed by Australian Ethical with 4 out ...

Chief executive bonuses unscathed by public perception

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... maximum entitlement. A report from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors revealed bonuses were at the second highest level in the 18-year history of its annual pay study. Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce topped the chart with a realised ...

Industry super satisfaction continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... noted. "The member satisfaction with industry funds has increased 1.1% points to 62.8% over the last year - the equal highest satisfaction for industry funds since March 2008 which many consider as the onset of Global Financial Crisis with the bankruptcy ...

Chief economist update: Fed future move depends on dollar direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... Fed cut interest rates on July 31, the Bloomberg US dollar spot index climbed even higher to a reading of 99.37 - its highest reading in more than two years - as its central bank neighbours counteracted the Fed's rate reduction with rate reductions ...

Adviser of the Year named

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... for 2019 has been crowned at a gala dinner in Adelaide overnight. The Association of Financial Advisers has awarded its highest honours, presenting the Adviser of the Year, Female Excellence in Advice, Excellence in Education and Rising Star awards. ...