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FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... the situation is not as predictable anymore. Most recently, the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to cut interest rates to 2% has complicated things further. "The situation is not easy. People who transited [to retirement] at the time of the ...

New kid on the block

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... to run with the bulls. Here's Bloomberg again, "Zhou Xiaochuan, who heads the People's Bank of China and has cut interest rates twice since November, told reporters this month [this was in March] that funds entering the stock market help promote growth. ...

Australian stock market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... Financial. "The Fed was thought to be out of play at least until December and now, the chances are it's going to raise interest rates in September, perhaps as early as July." Apple fell 0.7 per cent after announcing the launch of Apple Music, a new subscription ...

Bond investors warned not to overlook defence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... investors are overlooking fixed income's role in protecting portfolios from equity market shocks. With record low interest rates and the 30-year bond market bull rally coming to a close, returns in fixed income markets are becoming increasingly hard ...

Buy-back boom driven by loose Fed policy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... officer of fundamental fixed income Rick Rieder. "The boom is, in essence, a response to today's extraordinarily low interest rates, which have translated into abundant liquidity for corporations seeking to borrow cheaply in the capital markets," Rieder ...

Van Eck goes local on EM fixed income

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... isn't looking for good countries and instead wants cheap ones. "Even though overall EM local doesn't pay high real interest rates anymore relative to US real interest rates, there are a number of markets that do," Fine said. "There's not a generic overall ...

Banks lead Australian market lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... share market is trading lower as investors continue to grapple with the Reserve Bank of Australia's position on interest rates. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said although commodity prices lifted overnight and boosted the resources sector ...

Winter of our discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... local economy to 1.7% -- the least since the third quarter of 2009 (1.1%). Still, nobody expects the RBA to cut interest rates when it meets tomorrow - not after last month's reduction but methinks, more because the dollar-A (currently down to US$0.7639) ...

Bargain hunters drive strong market gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... bargain hunters having a go at everything, not just the banks; even network Ten stocks are up. "I think the view that interest rates may go down again have partly spurred this." The big four banks were among the better performers, with Commonwealth Bank ...

The recesssion we longed to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... consequent dropped in the Australian dollar. However, this time the Australian dollar remains stubbornly high despite interest rates - both short and long - at record lows. Would another reduction (or two or three) take the dollar-A down? Our former ...

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Blackwattle takes over Quest Asset Partners

KARREN VERGARA
Blackwattle Investment Partners has swallowed up Australian equities manager Quest Asset Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Funds SA poaches Vision Super risk specialist

MATTHEW WAI
Funds SA will welcome a Vision Super executive to replace executive director, governance and strategy Tony Burrill, as he prepares for retirement following a seven-year tenure at the company.

Regal flags muted second-half performance fees

VINNY VUCAGO
Regal Partners expects to recognise at least $122.7 million in fund performance fee revenue for calendar 2026, with market volatility and weaker investment performance limiting the prospect of further material fees in the second half.

Insignia chief draws 'hard line' on NCAs giving retirement advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley said he draws a hard line when it come to the new class of advisers (NCAs) giving retirement advice.

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