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Raging bull in sub-prime abattoir

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... inflation accelerating, it's getting harder to find an economist who doesn't believe Melbourne Cup day will bring an interest rate hike that will lift the cash rate to 6.75 per cent, with a further rise expected in the first quarter next year.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... in the day. The share market spiked after the release of the September quarter inflation figures that now suggest an interest rate rise is highly likely next month, during the federal election campaign. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had ...

State Street uploads Charles River

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
... head of product services at State Street said the key driver behind the demand growth of derivatives was an increased interest from institutional investors and a shift to trade derivatives electronically. Khoury said the Charles River technology had ...

Rate reprieve scratch during Cup Carnival?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
... expectation was for a rise averaging only 0.8 per cent. While many have been gambling on a Reserve Bank reluctance to raise interest rates during the election, Reserve bank Governor Glenn Stevens recently reiterated that additional restraint may be welcome ...

RaboPlus cuts entry fee to 25bp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
RaboPlus, one of the younger entrants to the local managed fund market, is to give investors an early Christmas bonus when it reduced its entry fee by 50 basis points to 0.25 per cent until the end of the year. The fee reduction applies to all funds ...

The worm turns

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
... higher, would provide unambiguous evidence that inflation is too high to be consistent with the RBA's target band. Hence, interest rates would rise at the next 6 November RBA Board meeting. Bad news for the Government" Meanwhile many of Australia's big ...

CFS awards $450m portable alpha mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
... Investments a A$450 million fixed income portable alpha mandate. The mandate is part of First Choice's Multi Manager Fixed Interest portfolio. Franklin Templeton will pair its global absolute return strategy with an underlying beta to provide the portable ...

Directors face prison term for lack of disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
... to have controlled shares using offshore entities, provided misleading information to ASIC, and not disclosing their interest in the company shares. Jan Redfern, executive director of enforcement at ASIC, said Corp and Smith's actions demonstrated a ...

Shut up and drive

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
... cars are becoming cheaper petrol is not. High fuel prices remain a downside risk to demand, although in the medium term interest rates hikes will probably be the biggest dampener on future sales. Variables to be watched will be continuing lower vehicles ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... territory. "The two resource stocks and the four big banks, the usual story," he said. Mr Smith agreed that speculation of an interest rate cut in the United States also had kept the mood positive locally. "I think so. It looks like the Bank of England ...