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Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... updates on these two indicators - both stronger than expected - have stoked speculations that the Fed could raise interest rates as early as next month. This was not the case for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) - which given deteriorating fundamentals have to ...

ABA denies precedent for matching RBA cash rates

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... set their interest rate pricing to central bank policy, saying that "we are confident banks can explain why the interest rates they set for borrowers are determined largely by the costs of funds and the pressures of a highly competitive market, not the ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... of bank funding coming from local deposits it's not hard to see why banks in Australia are desperate to keep the interest rates they pay to their depositors as high as they can even if that means they have cop flak for charging mortgage rates slightly ...

Magellan eyes 'exponential growth' from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... update to investors, Douglass was candid about predictions he made last year for a faster than expected rise in US interest rates which is so far yet to materialise. While it's likely Magellan will prove to be early to the bet rather than wrong, Douglass ...

Is gold on the ceiling for Australian investors?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... portfolios for the next few years." He cites the firm's own research that shows gold has returned about 23% when interest rates are lower than 2% in Australia. At a separate event on Tuesday, Avoca Investment Management portfolio manager John Campbell ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... appear to be significantly inflated. Globally the average level of desired income was 9.1% but with many countries' interest rates at historic lows, plenty of investors look set to be disappointed. "Millennials expectations were even more unrealistic ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... Australia. But the lift in the AUD has made the recovery in construction activity more difficult although record low interest rates have made the cost of borrowing relatively cheap. Nevertheless, Deloitte Access Economics said businesses are mostly choosing ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... up from 72% at end 2007," noted the report as it warned that "worried investors are likely to demand even higher interest rates before purchasing new debt." While the report was not a direct swipe at Australia's poor culture of fiscal discipline, the ...

Pre-retirees adopting sharing economy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... showed the largest appetite for the sharing economy to generate income and invest funds. "Markets are volatile and interest rates are at all-time lows. Many boomers and pre-retirees are feeling the pinch of lower returns and yields - and they are struggling ...

WAM finds returns in growth companies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... modest and consumer sentiment is forecast to improve in the coming months." "In FY2017 we expect further cuts to interest rates in Australia, which is positive for the economy, in particular the housing market and retail sectors. This low interest rate ...

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Renato Mota takes on new board position

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:15PM
Renato Mota has joined the board of a $14 billion super fund along with another financial services stalwart.

Aegon AM gears up to take on local bond managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |   12:12PM
Aegon Asset Management is close to launching its first Australian fund, months after the US$446 billion manager unveiled plans to enter the tightly contested local bond market.

MLC slips global shares into neutral, hits gas on alternatives

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   11:49AM
MLC has pulled its global and emerging-market equity positions back to neutral, while continuing to deploy capital into alternatives.

North Americans bargain hunt Down Under: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |   10:48AM
North Americans' merger and acquisition (M&A) appetite for Australian companies will only intensify in 2027 as they chase undervalued assets, according to a new report.

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