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Banks brace for major loan losses

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
Three of the United States' biggest banks have set aside approximately $40 billion (US$28 billion) to brace for COVID-19 related loan losses, as Wells Fargo posts its first quarterly loss since the Global Financial Crisis. Citigroup saw its net income ...

US investment firm launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... globally is well-suited for the Australian investment community. "ARP's products, particularly the Systematic Alpha Global Macro Fund, have diversification benefits that served the firm's clients well during the Q1 2020 market disruptions. Working with ...

Best performing managed funds revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... and BlackRock's Tactical Growth Fund with 5.7% pa. JPMorgan led the way in dynamic asset allocation with its Global Macro Opportunities Fund returning 7.8% pa over three years. Australian equities large cap best performers were: Australian Unity ...

EM winners, losers emerge in COVID-19 struggle

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
The pandemic has created compelling investment opportunities in emerging markets, while the bigger players face increasing scrutiny over their bungled responses and dismal transparency. That's according to Michael Cirami, co-director of global income ...

Pessimism strikes Australia, US optimistic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... Australia at Natixis Investment Managers said: "This current crisis is unlike any we've seen before, and as a result global macro themes including the China/US trade tension and falling oil prices have subsided, as local economic stimulus measures have ...

Chief economist update: Australian Renaissance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
"Renaissance is a French word meaning "rebirth." It refers to a period in European civilisation that was marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom. The Renaissance saw many contributions to different fields, including new scientific laws ...

Government urged to extend stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
The OECD has urged the Australian government to extend stimulus measures and warned that a second wave of infections could derail our economy. In its latest economic outlook report pointed out that while economic activity collapsed in the second quarter ...

Sustainable dividend stocks offer yield opportunities: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... while the tech-heavy NASDAQ index was up 7% for the year. "This is all rather eye popping when one considers the current macro-economic backdrop," it said. "In the recent rally, market leaders have been the large cap stocks that were significantly outperforming ...

Chief economist update: The ECB's PEPP economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
When the going gets tough... the European Central Bank (ECB) gets more policy provision going. At its June 4 Governing Council meeting, the central bank raised the size of its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP) by €600 billion to a total of ...

Hedge funds record best month since GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... all hedge fund strategies so far this year with 1.64% return at April end even though their fortunes reversed in April. Macro strategies were able to limit their losses to -1.58% at April end, significantly lower than hedge funds' over -5% YTD.