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Annual global dividends pass $1 trillion for first time

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... Henderson chief executive Andrew Formica said. "The search for income is more than just a response to rock bottom interest rates in recent years. It marks a generational shift as ageing populations must increasingly rely less on state pensions and more ...

G-20 goes for growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... acting to ensure growth is assured even before the pledge by guiding forward expectations that they won't be lifting interest rates soon (even after the unemployment rate thresholds they've set are set to be crossed soon). So has the Bank of Japan which ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... 7.2 per cent in the quarter to December, official data showed, easing pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates. The euro gained to $US1.3761 from $US1.3756 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed, with Tokyo stocks ...

Equity-like bonds most attractive

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... developing markets can provide strong bond opportunities for 2014, according to Brandywine. The prospect of rising interest rates globally has lowered investors return expectations within the asset class. However, Regina Borromeo, manager of the Legg ...

It must have been love

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... disappointing stats can be explained. It's the weather of course. Besides, Cupid Janet Yellen has taken her vow that interest rates wouldn't be rising anytime soon - not even if the unemployment rate crosses the threshold (6.5%) she dutifully signed ...

FEATURE: The cost of cash

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has been forced to follow the example of the rest of the developed world, slashing interest rates to a record low 2.5%. While a fall in term deposit rates from 5% to a little over 3% doesn't sound so dramatic, the impact ...

Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... that the day the unemployment rate goes through the threshold is the day the Fed starts thinking about lifting interest rates? So now we're back to where we were before forward guidance - that is, guessing. I sorta touched on this lightly yesterday ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... Congress she expects to continue predecessor Ben Bernanke's plan to wind down the Fed's bond-buying gradually and keep interest rates low until the jobs market improves significantly. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

ANZ profit on the rise in first quarter

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... also led to ongoing improvements in the quality of our lending book... together with the outlook for continued low interest rates and low levels of corporate leverage," he said in a statement. Shares in Australia's third largest bank by market value ...

You say threshold, I say trigger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... substantial risk to the U.S. economic outlook." Yes, it's good, but it gets better. Don't go expecting the Fed to raise interest rates anytime soon. Forget the January employment report that showed the jobless rate falling to 6.6% because "the recovery ...