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Fixed it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... cut." Recall, too, Australian's A angst against the 'Big Four' banks - ANZ, CBA, NAB, WBC - when they refused to pass on the RBA's interest rate reductions in full citing "...the cost of funding, including paying relatively high interest rates on deposits" ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... on Tuesday, Reserve Banks of Australia governor Glenn Stevens addresses the Anika Foundation Luncheon in Sydney, while the RBA's assistant governor (financial markets), Guy Debelle, is slated to be a panel participant at the 2nd Latin American Australia ...

Governor Glenn lets his jaw drop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens was in Tasmania letting it all rip at the same time that most of us were co-celebrating Dow 17K with our American brethrens on 'Independence Day' eve. On 3 July, Governor Glenn spoke before 'The ...

YBR Smarter Money returns 5.0% over June quarter

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... Australian floating-rate notes. Smarter Money has outperformed its official benchmark, which is the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cash rate plus 1 per cent per annum since its inception in February 2012. YBR chief executive officer Matt Lawler said ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... America, following seven crashes and three fatalities. Locally, in economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) makes its monthly interest rate decision. The central bank is also due to release its index of commodity prices for June. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... price index futures contract was up eight points at 5,424. Locally, in economic news on Monday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is due to release financial aggregates data for May, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute posts its June inflation gauge ...

YBR Smarter Money receives rating upgrade

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... advises a range of large super funds and investment platforms. Yellow Brick Road chief executive Matt Lawler said that with the RBA cash rate at a record 2.5% low and banks seeking to tap cheaper wholesale bond markets for funding, depositors were finding ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... yield. That takes care of Iraq and geo-political crisis. It's the destination for Japanese and European carry traders. The RBA don't have scope to lower rates further mainly due to high property prices (the third highest in the world according to the ...

Former Future Fund MD joins Qantas Super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... superannuation policy to Qantas Super. He is presently a non-executive director of AIA Australia Pty Ltd and a member of the RBA Payment System Board. Until recently, he was Chairman of the Blackstone Group in Australia and New Zealand. "Paul's insights ...

Double boo boo on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... but with 2014 growth remaining below potential overall. Before I sign off, don't forget that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets today and will be announcing the result of its policy deliberations at 2:30PM (AEST). Markets expect no change in policy ...