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Strong USD reflects (deflects) lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Lift-off would be sometime in one of the 'ber' months for sure. It could be in September or in October or in November or in December but you can bet your bottom US dollar, it'll be in the year 2-0-1-5. The lady who's finger is at the trigger told us ...

Super rules for women still unclear

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
A federal parliament bill aiming to clear uncertainty around employers paying female staff more superannuation does not have support from the current government, Fairfax Media reports. In 2014 the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

ANZ taps clean investing with green bond issue

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
Clean investing gains momentum in Australia as ANZ issues its first green bond and Local Government Super (LGS) joins the global Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition (PDC). ANZ's first green bond will fund projects that have positive environmental or ...

ASIC bans convicted fraud "mastermind"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... 2014 he was convicted of fraud. He is now serving a nine-and-a-half-year prison sentence. At the time, SFO director David Green said that the victims of Revell-Reade's fraud "deliberately charmed, lied to and bullied - whatever it took to make them send ...

Tug o' currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
It might only be for the summer but it certainly sounds to me like one of Popeye's (the sailor man) favourite outburst, "enough is enough and enough is too much". The euro has strengthened enough and it's become too much for the European Central Bank ...

Low-cost super awash with inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... in the number of investments catering to direct investors during the past year. Lonsec senior investment analyst, Peter Green, said given the average SMSF has almost a third of its assets invested in Australian shares, it's logical there should be a ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... it is in talks with a Chinese partner backed by Alibaba founder Jack Ma to launch online video services in China. Keurig Green Mountain sank 8.6 per cent after announcing details of its upcoming "Keurig Kold" appliance, which makes sodas at home. Analysts ...

Review portfolios in global bond market sell-off

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
... market investors being urged to review their portfolios. The call comes from deVere Group founder and chief executive Nigel Green, who recently said stock market investors should be vigilant and seek potential opportunities in response to the global ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... near-zero federal funds rate this year. The equity gains were broad-based, with all 30 members of the Dow finishing in the green. Apple rose 1.8 per cent, Boeing advanced 2.8 per cent and Goldman Sachs added 1.6 per cent. LONDON - London's stock market ...

RBA cuts as expected, A$ does the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
Can't win 'em all. After getting wrong-footed three for three, expert guessers finally got their RBA rate cut calls correctly - the Australian central bank gave in and delivered a 25 basis point reduction, taking the official cash rate to a new record ...