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The real problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
It didn't happen on the night, but it happened last night. That perplexing perverse performance the financial markets gave to the deletion of the word 'patient' in the FOMC statement has gotten less perverse while we slept - the VIX index rose, so did ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... strategist Evan Lucas said. "We've got a 100 per cent chance of getting a rate cut by May, and now a 50 per cent chance by April - which yesterday was at 30 per cent and 82 per cent." All areas of the market opened higher, and Lucas said high yielding ...

'Patient' Party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
"Word has finished searching the selection. The search item was not found. Do you want to search the remainder of the document?" Yes please, sir. Nah, it still couldn't find "patient" - or "patience" - in the Fed's monetary policy statement (that I ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
The share market is stronger due to gains on Wall Street and signs of another Reserve Bank rate cut. The market opened higher after a strong session on Wall Street, sparked by a fall in the US dollar ahead of the US central bank's policy meeting, and ...

Revised legislation to ease foreign access to local managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
The government's revised Investment Manager Regime (IMR) draft legislation contemplates removing tax impediments that traditionally have deterred foreign entities from using Australian fund managers. "The revised IMR legislation will provide foreign ...

No board meeting necessary

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
Central bank surprises continue. This week started with the People's Bank of China (PBOC) surprising with a weekend announcement that it is lowering both its benchmark one-year lending rate and one-year deposit rate by 25 basis points each to 5.35% ...

Government seeks further Asia Funds Passport consultation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
The government has released a consultation paper on the rules and operational arrangement for the Asia Region Funds Passport. The paper has been prepared by the Asia Region Funds Passport Working Group which includes Australia, Korea, New Zealand, the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
The market has opened weaker, dragged down by losses in the energy sector and a dismal Woolworths half yearly result. The supermarket giant downgraded its full year guidance following a 3.1% slide in first half profit. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben ...

Equity Trustees boosts profit

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
Equity Trustees (EQT) has boosted its net profit to $7.6 million in the six months to 31 December 2014, a 41.7% rise on the previous corresponding period. The interim fully franked dividend remains 46c per share. According to EQT chair Tony Killen ...

Breathing space or gasping room?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
"ATHENS - After nearly two weeks of tense negotiations, Greece and its troika of foreign creditors said Monday that they had clinched an agreement on economic measures that Athens must enforce to secure the release of further crucial rescue money." ...