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CIO says low bond market rates to continue

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... outperform government bonds," Leech said. Looking at the impact on bond markets, Leech said that with the exception of the Taper Tantrum, long-term US Treasuries have been "a pretty good diversifier to risk." "They help provide a portfolio balance and ...

Lift Janet lift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... of minus 1 in March this year, August's 2.1 reading remains below the level when our old friend Ben (Bernanke) announced taper back in December 2013 - he would have seen the strong monthly prints of the previous months back then, topped by November's ...

Australians need another $130,000 for retirement: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... will have an impact on the savings people will need to live a comfortable retirement. "In particular, adjustments to the taper rate and thresholds for the assets test will impact how people plan to fund their retirement. While some individuals with relatively ...

Higher US rates will test investors' nerves: QIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Interest rates in the United States are expected to increase over the coming months, a change that will deliver higher returns, but will also test investors' nerves, QIC said. QIC is anticipating that the term premium, the compensation required by investors ...

Fedcident waiting to happen?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... effect is in your self-interest," she said. "It is in all of our interests." We all know what transpired during and after the taper, don't we all. No Fedcident.

Greens strike pension test deal with coalition

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... fortnight from January 2017. Morrison said those who lose access to the part-pension as a result of the increase in the taper rate, to the settings that were in place prior to 2007, will be guaranteed access to the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. Austock ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... or flat for several months. "Mario Draghi put to bed the question that has arisen in the markets on whether the ECB could taper in response to the recent rise in inflation," said Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam at currency trading company Oanda. The ...

Who's scared of Grexit or lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... this was again due to Grexit and contagion -- except for the jump to 26.3 in mid-October last year ahead of the Fed's final taper decision. VIX reading overnight was at 13.27. Contrary to what the spooky headlines print, investors might not be as fearful ...

Follow the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... "Celebrate good times, come on". Perhaps when the Fed finally does lift-off, Wall Street will go the same way they did the "taper" of last year - it turned tantrum and then proceeded to climb happily ever after, with the S&P 500 index beating record ...

Age pension kept at highest indexation rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... would need a joint superannuation balance of around $510,000 to achieve a comfortable retirement. Vamos said increasing the taper rate for part-pensioners from $1.50 to $3.00 per $1000 of assets, while also increasing the threshold at which the asset ...