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Forget Australia, head stateside for property yield

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... investors are attracted by the raising property prices, especially in Sydney, Philpot alerted that an increase in interest rates or a slowdown in prices could put their retirement savings at risk. In a note to investors, State Street Global Advisors ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... after a recent rally. Another weak US indicator further dampened expectations the Federal Reserve will raise US interest rates soon, with analysts now tipping the final quarter of the year for an increase. Tokyo on Tuesday climbed 0.68 per cent, or 136.11 ...

RBA minutes lift stock market

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... after a poor start and is relatively flat, after the Reserve Bank signalled that it remains open to further cuts to interest rates. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the local bourse had swung upwards soon after the release on the minutes ...

ASIC and RBA issue property bubble warning

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... people don't know when they are in a bubble until it's over." Medcraft said the Reserve Bank's decision to drop interest rates to a record low 2% was encouraging more people to buy but he is wary that many will struggle to repay loans when rates normalise. ...

Damned lies and (actual) stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... day, someday, soon, the surprise would be if the BOJ alters current monetary policy settings, i.e., zero to 0.1% interest rates and JGB purchases at an annual pace of A¥80 trillion. While Governor Kuroda moved the bull's eye on the 2% inflation target ...

Follow the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... September instead of June (yay!). That's an extra three months for companies to refinance or issue debts at near zero interest rates to pay dividends or buyback their own scripts (so they reduce their dividend payouts) - both of which sends share prices ...

XTB launch opens corporate bonds to retail

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... investors, including many SMSFs, have been heavily reliant on term deposits for predicable, stable returns. But with interest rates at historical lows - and expected to remain low - we saw a definite gap in the market and have identified a solution that ...

Aussie banks overpriced, undercapitalised: Perpetual

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... increased twice the growth in income since 1984. "Growing debt fuels asset prices, as does the cost of debt. So when interest rates eventually rise, this will be a problem for Australian banks as bad debts will probably start rising, hitting their ea ...

Economist asleep over budget investment market impact

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... see fiscal contraction in the economy and there's nothing in the budget to suggest the Reserve Bank will jack up interest rates anytime soon and there is a risk they might fall again. "What does it mean in relation to interest rates? I think this means ...

No downing the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... rank to normalise policy did and has done again. Around this time last year, markets expected the BOE to raise interest rates by late-2014, Gov Carney then changed the 7.0% unemployment trigger to a "threshold" and introduced "forward guidance" instead ...

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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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