low interest rates

Funds management

The Reserve Bank of Australia might be forced to cut the cash rate to 0.1% as it feels it needs to provide further support to the economy, at a time when countries are co...

Funds management

‘Risk-free returns a historic concept’: Fidelity

Investors will need to be prepared to take more risk with their investments in order to generate returns, according to Fidelity. ...

Funds management

Airports add value to unlisted infrastructure portfolios

The airport sector has been a strong driver of returns for unlisted infrastructure portfolios, according to Infrastructure Partners Investments Fund....

Features

Can bonds work in a growth economy?

The global economy might be showing signs of growth but the lower for longer environment prevails in Australia. It might make sense to increase exposure to US dollar inve...

Features

Positioning the key amid continuing fixed income uncertainty

A Money Management roundtable has signalled that judging duration exposure remains a key factor in the fixed interest space in the face of continuing uncertainties in the...

Features

The reality of lower return expectations

Financial planners need to be frank with their clients and persuade them to accept the inevitability of a lower return environment. ...

Funds management

Low interest rate carnage

Low interest rates were exacerbating the gap between the rich and poor while investors stood to benefit from an interest rate rise, DNR Capital said....

Features

Singing from the lower-for-longer hymn sheet

There has never been a more fitting time for planners and investors to reconsider their asset allocations to bring in the dollars, Hope William-Smith writes....

Financial planning

Mortgage rates hit record lows

Lenders make history passing on record low mortgage rates in the threes and borrowers are urged to shop around, according to two rate comparison sites....