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Telstra Super lures members with SMSF lookalike

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... fallen from 34% to 21%. This drop coincides with a drop on interest rates on term deposits, a flow-on from the cash rate cuts. ME Bank is currently offering interest rates on term deposits of 4% per annum. NAB is offering a special term deposit interest ...

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... look here: http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/11/global-house-prices Yes Virginia, the RBA's correct, its rate cuts are supporting asset values alright. Its rate cuts have also increased demand for finance by households.A The RBA's own stats ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... cut could cut the cash rate to a record low of 2.5 per cent at its board meeting next week. Mr Stevens said previous rate cuts were helping the economy, but not enough to prevent further cuts; a statement which saw the Australian dollar drop sharply. ...

Lotsa data but no game change (yet)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... wait for Thursday when the official employment numbers are released before we drink. Drink from the RBA cup of more rate cuts, that is. The latest odds are for a 45% chance of an August trim. While we slept, there was good and bad news out of Europe. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... (Stevens) has to say and everyone will be hanging of his every word looking for some indication of whether to expect further rate cuts," Mr Lucas said.

Is that a fiscal stimulus I smell?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... Aussie equities rallied because, according to the financial presses, "the RBA has kept the door open for further interest rate cuts" despite leaving the cash rate unchanged at 2.75%. Baaaazzzz! Wrong! Sorry but the RBA did say the same thing early last ...

RBA decisions decisions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... PIMCO was not too subtle: "Australian and global policy rates are reconverging and the risks are that there are more rate cuts to come rather than less. The single cut currently being priced in by the markets looks like it won't be sufficient unless ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... statement that accompanies the decision. If the central bank re-affirms its easing bias, meaning it still believes further rate cuts may be necessary, Mr Linton said bond prices would probably move higher. "On the back of that, we would likely see a ...

Deposits from adviser market boost ME Bank deposits

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... maturing term deposit profile. We've taken a very different approach to the other banks," he said. "Large and sudden rate cuts on term deposits are unjustified and only done to benefit banks, giving them access to cheaper money from depositors who forget ...

Rate cuts prompt SMSF cash exodus

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
A wave self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are swaping their cash holdings for fixed interest and direct property investments, according to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey. Falling cash rates mean that term deposits and savings ...