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RBA rate cut: earlier and more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
What a difference a week makes. Looks like it's gonna happen in May with a slight chance of April was what I typed on this space seven days ago. Yes Virginia, 'twas about the when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would next cut the official cash ...

ASIC launches planner register

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
ASIC has launched its Financial Advisers Register service, which allows consumers to search an industry-wide database of financial planners. Designed to facilitate greater transparency in the planning sector, the first phase of the ASIC service has ...

All roads leading to China's "one road"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
"If you build it, they will come." Reports have it that China's fresh steps to strengthen its weakening housing market - by lowering down-payments, reducing taxes and easing restrictions on the use of retirement savings for home purchases - and expectations ...

Competition for annuities likely to remain low

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
Competition in the annuities market will increase, but is likely to remain low over the short term as Challenger dominates about 95% of the market, a Credit Suisse report found. Credit Suisse said that Challenger's natural competitors, banks and life ...

Investec acquires $38.9m Sydney office building

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
Investec Australia Property Fund has acquired a $38.9 million office building in Norwest Business Park in Baulkham Hills. The acquisition is the fund's first in New South Wales and brings the value of the fund's total portfolio to $328 million. The ...

Vertically-integrated advice model can work

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
Despite recent controversies, vertical integration can work if implemented properly, according to Australian Bankers' Association chief executive Steven MA1/4nchenberg. Speaking at the ASIC Annual Forum, MA1/4nchenberg said that conflicts were inherent ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
The Australian market has started the session on a positive note, led by gains in the resources space. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the materials and energy sectors were the best performers. "That's unsurprising given we had a weaker ...

Australia missing out on $34.5bn tech opportunity

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
Australian businesses are underperforming in use of digital technologies and could be missing out on a $34.5 billion opportunity, according to Accenture research. Australia ranks eight out of the 17 leading economies measured on the Accenture Digital ...

Former Platinum deputy CIO sets up new boutique

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
Former Platinum deputy chief investment officer Jacob Mitchell has launched a new high conviction global equity boutique called Antipodes Global Investment Partners, three months after resigning from star manager Kerr Neilson's firm. Mitchell and his ...

China millennials dictate future of emerging-market investment

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
The rise of affluent Chinese "millennials" is driving changes in the emerging-market investment space, according to AB. China has an estimated 300 million people born between 1980 and 2000, and this generation is distinct from those previous in that ...