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The RBA not in full control of dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... down... long enough to reverse the Australian economy malady. Checking my Bloomberg screen again, I see that the A$'s back up above US$0.7600 this very second. Some wavering about that 72% conviction for a rate cut next Tuesday, perhaps? Perhaps. Perhaps. ...

RBA rate cut: earlier and more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... Australian dollar has declined noticeably against a rising US dollar, though less so against a basket of currencies. It remains above most estimates of its fundamental value, particularly given the significant declines in key commodity prices. A lower ...

Trowbridge releases final report

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... taskforce be created to make recommendations to the advice sector; and that the Life Insurance Code of Practice mentioned above be developed in conjunction and consultation with life insurers, licensees, advisers and consumers. Finally, as mentioned ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... on worries that technology and biotech equities have become overvalued. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index, which stood above 5,000 on Monday, plummeted 118.21 points (2.37 per cent) to 4,876.52. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 292.60 (1.62 per ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... Economics report Composite Purchasing Managers Output Index (PMI) rose to 54.1 points from 53.3 in February, putting it well above the 50-point mark that shows growth. The euro slipped to $US1.0921 from $US1.0945 late on Monday in New York. HONG KONG ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... territory most of the day until late-session selling, but the Nasdaq spent most of the day in the red after last Friday closing above 5,000 for only the fourth time in history. LONDON - European stocks finished mixed as Greece's premier arrived in Berlin ...

'Brexit' betting booths now taking bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... appears to be confident that Mark would be able to navigate the UK economy away from deflation. The FTSE-100 index broke above 7,000 points for the first time last week - the highest on record. But as with any good news, there's a sprinkling of the bad. ...

Not over yet for active management

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... fees for what is really being delivered systemically. Illustrating this he said in the 1920s alpha was the excess return above the risk-free rate. In the 1940s it was redefined to being the excess return above the risk-free rate and beta. In the 1960s ...

Super performs well in board gender diversity index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... Medicare Locals, State Health Services (NSW, Vic and Qld) and State Owned Corporations in NSW, Victoria and South Australia is above 30%. Braund said listed companies beyond the ASX100 still had some way to go, noting that 81 companies in the ASX300 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... August 2009 - and Hong Kong added 0.53 per cent, or 126.34 points, to 23,949.55. Tokyo's Nikkei, which on Friday closed above 19,000 points for the first time in 15 years, edged down 8.19 points to finish at 19,246.06. Sydney ended down 0.29 per cent ...