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David Murray to head financial system inquiry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... will make recommendations to foster an "efficient, competitive and flexible financial system, consistent with financial stability, prudence, integrity and fairness." In a joint statement released last night, the Prime Minister and Treasurer Joe Hockey ...

QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... unwinding its stimulus but at the same time stressed that, "It cannot continue forever. There are risks to financial stability and we are watching them and taking them seriously." But...not yet. "I think that if you look at traditional valuation measures ...

Abbott sticks to his promise on SMSF regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... told reporters yesterday. But he admitted that although the sector doesn't currently "pose material risks to financial stability", it needs to be watched because of the risk of an over investment in speculative property purchases. "I believe that we ...

RBA red flags SMSF property exposure

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... organisations that are concerned about self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) exposure to property. In a Financial Stability Review, the RBA noted that changes to superannuation legislation have made direct property investment more appealing and more ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... futures contract was down three points at 5,239. In economic news on Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia Financial Stability Review is due to be released. In equities news, David Jones and Nufarm are expected to post full year results, while ASX ...

China's rebalancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... speech at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) 2013 Annual General Meeting in Basel, Switzerland that "financial stability is a necessary prerequisite for an effective monetary policy". Minneapolis Fed head honcho Naranaya Kocherlakota released ...

Windham looks to bring systemic risk strategy to Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... allocation strategy, which it says can identify systemic risk. The new strategy, which has been endorsed by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), aims to flatten a portfolio's volatility profile by adjusting to the ever-changing risk profile of the market. ...

Puke on the punchbowl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... could have as the Fed begins to exit the policy, a few mentioned inflation risks, and some mentioned risks to financial stability." And Reuters: "Global equity markets extended losses on Wednesday after minutes of the Federal Reserve's meeting last month ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... picked up after a Group of Seven (G7) statement that said "excessive volatility" in exchange markets hurts financial stability, as they tried to calm talk of currency wars ahead of this week's G20 meeting. Sydney jumped 0.9 per cent, or 44.7 points ...

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... excessive volatility and disorderly movements in exchange rates can have adverse implications for economic and financial stability. We will continue to consult closely on exchange markets and cooperate as appropriate." Yeah? And? The G7 only re-affirmed ...