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Fed steady with a slight chance of a rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... could afford to be patient about further policy firming." How patient? Fed funds futures trading shows that US interest rates would remain unchanged through to the end of 2019 - with a small chance that the Fed could CUT rates by 25 bps this year or ...

CFS tops up Morgan Stanley mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... aims to generate higher and consistent returns over a 3 to 5 years time horizon and to manage the risks of higher interest rates. The Colonial First State lifestage employer super is the fifth-best performing in its cohort, delivering 6.9% p.a. over ...

Why the RBA has reason to cut rates in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... equity market valuation and better returns (4.5% dividend yield)? But here's the rub. The prospect of steady interest rates as far as the eye can see (or in this case, till 2020) is borne out of the not-so-good tidings for the domestic economy. As ...

Retail investors see limited upside in 2019

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... positive returns, he said. "Two of the biggest risks to my overall theme are the ongoing trade wars and increasing interest rates," Sagun added. "Resolution, which we're seeing nascent stages of with a revised NAFTA and a truce between the US and ...

Where UniSuper sees market opportunities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018
... will be dictated by a few macro factors, the most dominant of which will be the path that the US Fed takes with interest rates. "Obviously everyone is concerned about the trade wars with China and the US but I think that is a much smaller consideration ...

MYEFO sees bond issuance drop

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... fixed interest holdings relative to Australian fixed interest may reflect anticipated falls in Australian official interest rates which would also likely lead to increases in the portfolio value of local bonds, Rainmaker said. Despite capital markets ...

Chief economist update: The clown in the White House

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... re-consider its pronouncement of being "data-dependent" - which, I think is moot (it wouldn't continue raising interest rates if the data shows the US is heading for deflation would it?) - but more, Trump tweet dependent. We'll soon hear and ...

Bonds reward equity investors seeking refuge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... indicator. The authors found that a change in the yield-curve slope, thanks to monetary policy easing measured by real-interest rates and its expected movement, is associated with an increase in the probability of a future recession within the next year. ...

Markets could delay retirement plans

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... next 12 months may have to delay their plans as lackluster share market returns, falling property prices and low interest rates obstruct their wealth. Recent research by Roy Morgan found Aussies would retire with an average gross wealth (total assets ...

Chief economist update: ECB bids farewell to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
The European Central Bank (ECB) delivered on its promise. While it kept interest rates unchanged - repo rate at 0%; deposit facility rate at -0.4%; marginal lending facility rate at 0.25% - at its December 13 Governing Council meeting, it also confirmed ...

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Blackwattle takes over Quest Asset Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:15PM
Blackwattle Investment Partners has swallowed up Australian equities manager Quest Asset Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Funds SA poaches Vision Super risk specialist

MATTHEW WAI  |   12:07PM
Funds SA will welcome a Vision Super executive to replace executive director, governance and strategy Tony Burrill, as he prepares for retirement following a seven-year tenure at the company.

Regal flags muted second-half performance fees

VINNY VUCAGO  |   12:04PM
Regal Partners expects to recognise at least $122.7 million in fund performance fee revenue for calendar 2026, with market volatility and weaker investment performance limiting the prospect of further material fees in the second half.

Insignia chief draws 'hard line' on NCAs giving retirement advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   11:59AM
Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley said he draws a hard line when it come to the new class of advisers (NCAs) giving retirement advice.

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