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Don't blame ETFs: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not at fault for the recent global equities sell-off and should not be blamed for the next financial market meltdown. This is the view of 68% of respondents polled in Financial Standard's survey last week, who said ETFs ...

Chief economist update: Inflation isn't such a lonely word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... 2018-to-date performance from negative 2% to a positive 2.2%. This is despite the continued climb in the US 10-year bond yield from 2.86% to 2.87% at the end of last week - a 46 basis point increase from 2.41% at the end of 2017 - pushed higher by the ...

Perennial to launch active income ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... ETMF is based on Perennial's Value Shares for Income Trust, which launched in 2005 and delivered an 8% gross distribution yield after fees per annum. Its lead portfolio manager is Stephen Bruce, who will oversee a team of 15 investment professionals. ...

Avenir recruits Platinum analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... joined from Spanish asset manager Arcano, where she was a credit investment analyst specialising in leveraged loans and high yield bonds. Prior to that, she worked in PwC's Spanish corporate finance and debt advisory team. Warner said at the time: "Having ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news returns?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... measured in year over year terms -- 2.1% and 1.8%, respectively. However, this doesn't explain the jump in US 10-year bond yield to 1.91%from the previous day's closing of 1.83%. Surely, the persistent rise in bond yields would have added the faster ...

Chief economist update: The Fed's force is with us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... (including the recent drop) from the 3.7% average in 2017 and a long-term average of 4.4%. Similarly, the sub-2% dividend yield (1.98%) currently being offered by the S&P 500 is now outpaced by what investors could get from buying long-term US Treasuries. ...

BlackRock names head of financial institution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... the global insurance coverage committee. Landman said: "Asia Pacific's fast-growing insurance industry operates in a low-yield environment, but benefits from wealth accumulation and renewed efforts to save for retirement. [Kim's] exceptional track record ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street wails on inflation indications

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
"Be careful what you wish for." It's a well-known truism in the current economic cycle that the world's major central banks (the BOE excluded) have been wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin' for inflation to climb to their target rates. It appears ...

Pension phase SMSFs prefer Aussie equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... not only that pension phase SMSFs are more conservative investors, but also they are also more likely to invest in higher yield stocks. On average, pension SMSFs earn a 7% higher gross yield on ASX stocks when compared to accumulation phase SMSFs and ...

Chief economist update: RBA stuck in slow inflation lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... growth, wages and spending and the deficit (further US dollar weakness). Likewise, inflation expectations - measured by the yield differential between nominal 10-year US Treasuries and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) - have moved 28 bps ...