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RBA leaves interest rates on hold

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
The Reserve Bank has again kept the cash rate unchanged, and is likely to do so for some time yet. The cash rate has now been at a record low of 2.5 per cent for 12 months. In a statement accompanying the RBA's August rate decision, governor Glenn Stevens ...

US bond market says not yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
Is this it? Is this the beginning of the end? The start of that big one - the correction - that many have been talkin' 'bout, at the very least, since 2013 became 2014? Perhaps... maybe... possibly. For Houston, we have a problem! Oh sorry Houston ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after international bourses extended their declines with investors still concerned over conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and Argentina's debt default. At 0802 AEST on Monday, the September share ...

Licensee under ASIC scrutiny after employing AAA advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
An Adelaide-based licensee has entered into an enforceable undertaking (EU) with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after it employed a number of former representatives of AAA Intelligence limited. PGW Financial Services has ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher following positive overseas leads. Wall Street was boosted by better-than-expected earnings from multinational bank Citigroup overnight, with the Dow Jones rising 0.66 per cent. Asian markets also finished ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher following positive overseas leads. Wall Street was boosted by better-than-expected earnings from multinational bank Citigroup overnight, with the Dow Jones rising 0.66 per cent. Asian markets also finished ...

Mission accomplished?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
"O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting..." -- Walt Whitman "The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee at its ...

YBR Smarter Money returns 5.0% over June quarter

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
Yellow Brick Road Holdings' "active cash" fund, YBR Smarter Money (Smarter Money) has returned 5% per annum after all fund fees over the June quarter. Smarter Money is an "active cash" or short-term fixed-interest fund that invests in Australian deposits ...

Government plays down support for royal commission

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
Initial comments from the government suggest it may be unwilling to consider the Senate Committee's recommendation that there be a royal commission into Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the government would "carefully ...

MetLife Australia names new CFO

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
A former MLC & NAB WealthA chief financial officer (CFO) has joined MetLife Australia as its latest CFO. Vince Watt has over 14 years' experience in financial services and joined MLC/NAB in 2000 where he held various positions including head of planning ...