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Low rates force banks to change term deposit strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
Australia's low interest rates are driving clients away from term deposits and forcing banks to come up with alternative strategies. As many as 36,000 big four bank clients have left their term deposits during the last year, the Roy Morgan Consumer ...

The kindness of central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... The Fed is currently in the midst of tapering its policy stimulus but it's also at pains in forward guiding that interest rates would remain low and rate hikes (when they come) would come ever so slowly - the same script the Bank of England's (BOE) following. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... the European Central Bank announced measures to bolster eurozone growth. The ECB has rolled out key changes to interest rates and other anti-deflation measures which lifted the euro, US Treasuries, and equities. This has helped give Australian equities ...

Everything but the kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... kitchen sink" announcement - up 0.01% to US$1.3661 from the previous day. The kitchen sink did it. The lowering of interest rates and the imposition of a tax on deposits (let's call negative deposit rates as it is - a tax) are, no buts about it, in a ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... -- that "a high degree of monetary accommodation remains warranted" and the FOMC would not be in a rush to lift interest rates - is working as she desires. This, or the bond market still doubts that the US economy would grow above potential anytime s ...

Baby boomers account for four in five dollars under advice

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... often. Other changes that would encourage greater use include the ability to invest without locking in current interest rates, age pension friendly products and more product flexibility.

Let's talk about VIX baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... tapering its asset purchases (by US$10 billion monthly) but... it's also at pains forward guiding markets that interest rates would remain low for longer. So is the Bank of England despite obvious indications of strengthening momentum in the UK economy. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... seen Thursday in response to a sharp improvement in Chinese manufacturing activity and positive comments about interest rates from the US Federal Reserve. Chinese stocks ended up on Friday on selective buying of property shares and technology firms ...

FEATURE: Rethinking fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The prospect of rising interest rates has forced institutional investors to sit up and take notice of product innovations in the fixed income market. But with so many strategies to choose from, how do large investors and their advisers choose the right ...

Moving on up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... Philippines has sustained low inflation and interest rate." This is good news. The ratings upgrade means cheaper interest rates on Philippine government borrowings and thereby, aid President Benigno Aquino III's efforts toward achieving its growth target ...