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Go flip a coin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
"Yes, no, maybe I don't know Can you repeat the question?" - 'Boss of Me' The question - again - is will the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut interest rates on the first Tuesday of next month? With barely two weeks to go and armed with the latest ...

Industry responds to Grattan report

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
Industry Super Australia and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have responded to the latest Grattan report on superannuation fees. In a statement, ISA chief executive David Whiteley said the report served as further evidence of bank-owned ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
The share market is weaker as investors seem to interpret Australia's latest inflation data as reducing the chances of a May interest rate cut. Underlying inflation, which strips out the effects of volatile price movements, indicated an annual rate ...

BOE no change, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
As expected, the Bank of England (BOE) decided to do nothing at its 9 April monetary policy meeting, stating that: "The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting today voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to ...

CFSGAM hires head of research from UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Colonial First State Global Asset Management has hired a UBS executive to take on a new head of research role within its Australian equities, growth team. David Wilson will join CFSGAM on 18 May. Aside from his new role, he will also have analyst coverage ...

BetaShares launches ASX-listed hedge fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Exchange traded funds (ETF) provider BetaShares listed a hedge fund to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The BetaShares Australian Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund will invest its assets into cash and sell equity index futures contracts (ASX ...

Hedge funds bare all to seduce instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Investors' search for yield in the current low rate, low-return perfect storm has boosted hedge fund inflows. Funds under management for the sector were up 21.7% for the two years to December 2014, according to Rainmaker Data. But a great idea, an obscure ...

Signs that churning is on the wane

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Research by DEXX&R shows individual lump sum discontinuances in life, TPD and trauma insurance fell in the 12 months to December 2014. Further, rates of discontinuances have been falling since 2012 - having risen steadily for the previous two years ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US stocks rose sharply on the latest Chinese stimulus measures and some prominent earnings that bested forecasts. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 37 points ...

What might trigger a sell-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Impressive! Nah Virginia, I refer not to the big bouncy bouncy Wall Street and European equity markets did last night - which almost instantaneously affirmed the rant I scribbled on this space yesterday that "the bad and the bad and the bad" that spooked ...