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PBOC does an SNB

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
... in the year to July - not a great deal slower than June's and expectations' 10.6% rate but stronger than March (10.2%), April (10.0%) and May (10.1%); Industrial production up by 6.0% over the same period - down from 6.8% in the previous month, yet sturdier ...

Indian economy accelerating/slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
It wasn't only the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) that didn't surprise with its unchanged policy decision yesterday, that other reserve bank did too. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced no change in policy settings following the conclusion of ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on US and European markets following disappointing US home sales and China factory output data. At 0750 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down 49 points at ...

NAB refunds $25m to Navigator Wrap customers

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
NAB will refund roughly $25 million to 62,000 customers on its Navigator Wrap platform following an independent review. The review investigated errors associated with income and tax allocations on account closure from September 2001 to April 2015. These ...

SMSFs keeping cash for better markets

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) stowed away $56 billion in excess cash during the 12 months to April 2015, the highest amount in seven years. Billions that would have been invested if it were not for market uncertainty is reflective of a wider ...

Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Well they tried, and they tried, and they tried, but it seems that there's just no bringing back gold's shine. Gold was hit for six - that is, prices dropped for a sixth consecutive day overnight - down to a low of US$1,088.05 per ounce (the lowest ...

Class appoints three board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
Three new board members have joined Class, the provider of cloud-based self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration software Class Super. Class chairman Barry Lambert said the appointments will be invaluable as the company prepares for an ...

Lift-off on Carney's mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
It's now safe to go back in the waters... This, perhaps, was what's in Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney mind when, a day after news of the Greek deal, he told the UK Treasury select committee that: "The point at which interest rates may begin ...

Arrive appoints BT veteran

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
Brisbane-based Arrive Wealth Management has appointed a new member to its investment committee. Felix Stephen joins arrive from BT-owned Advance Asset Management, where he was head of strategy. He has also held roles at Macquarie, CBA, Tyndall and the ...

Clydesdale sell-off still NAB priority

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
NAB's sale of Clydesdale Bank remains a priority during the calendar year. In a statement to the ASX, NAB said that the 70-80% Clydesdale demerger to shareholders (and IPO of the remainder) will "enable a greater focus on building a stronger Australian ...