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Chief economist update: Another RBA rate cut should be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
The Aussie dollar is down. Repeat, the Aussie dollar is down! The A$/US$ exchange rate closed at US$0.6879 - down 2.3% this year to date its lowest level in three years - at the end of last week's trading. The local currency is down 1.8% (year-to-date) ...

Wealth firm trims Aussie shares

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... secured debt and 7.5% in cash. It manages about 5% of the total through passive managers, and recently added the first exchange-traded fund to its investment menu. The domestic smart beta product is an addition to manage costs for index return component ...

Chief economist update: Another rate cut on the cards

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
What do we want! More rate cuts! The depreciation in the A$/US$ exchange rate to as low as US$0.6902 immediately after the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) - from US$0.6949 a day earlier - released its 'Labour Force' report for May ...

Frontier expands business, hires five

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... derivatives trader with Optiver, based in Sydney and more recently Amsterdam. His remit is to help expand Frontier's exchange-traded options, warrants and futures capabilities. Tulloch will be joined in that team by new associate Donna Davis, who ...

BetaShares launches new active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... active ETF that will invest in emerging markets equities. Martin Currie, a Legg Mason affiliate, will manage the new exchange-traded fund, called the BetaShares Legg Mason Emerging Markets Fund (managed fund) (ASX: EMMG). The comparable unlisted fund ...

SEC adopts retail investor protection package

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a package of fiduciary rules to protect retail investors from financial advisers who put their self-interests first. Under the new rules called Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS Relationship ...

Chief economist update: The path of monetary policy according to Lowe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... economy. Our judgement is that lower interest rates will help the economy as a whole. "In time, we would expect the lower exchange rate and the boost to disposable income to lead to more jobs, lower unemployment and a stronger economy. This should benefit ...

Macquarie Securities cops ASIC penalty

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
Macquarie's securities business has paid a $300,000 penalty for contravening market integrity rules, the corporate regulator said this morning. ASIC issued an infringement notice to Macquarie Securities on May 3, after its markets disciplinary panel ...

IRESS acquires market data firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
Financial technology company IRESS is acquiring an international provider of market data and trading infrastructure. IRESS will pay up to €38.9 million for QuantHouse which provides more than 145 data feeds from exchanges and other data providers ...

Investment firm plans delisting

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... net profit after tax of $2.47 million for the year ending March 31 according to a preliminary final report filed on the exchange after the announcement about its intention to delist. This was down 44.7% over the previous corresponding period. Its main ...