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Strike three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... three for three. Three times that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) wrong-footed market expectations. Governor Glenn Stevens cut interest rates by 25 basis points to a record low 2.25% back in February when markets expected him not to; he kept interest ...

Another cut's in the mail?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... rate cut (to lower the A$ exchange rate) - on the first Tuesday of April or that of May. More so, because of RBA Governor Stevens' comments in relation to the Australian economy's "adjustment to the end of the investment phase of the 'mining boom'" in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... futures contract was down 14 points at 5,945. In local economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is slated to speak at an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia lunch in Melbourne. No major equities news is expected. ...

Contango appoints chief investment officer from UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... appointed George Boubouras as chief investment officer, effective immediately. Boubouras succeeds company founder, David Stevens who the company said will continue to play an "important role" for the Melbourne-based investment house. "David Stevens first ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... after talks overnight collapsed acrimoniously. In local economic news on Friday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is due to appear before the House of Representatives Economics Committee. In equities news, Newcrest, Sims Metal Management ...

ASX appoints non-executive director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... she is a director at Cochlear Limited, Insurance Australia Group Limited and Santos Limited. This news follows Dominic Stevens' appointment to the board in December 2013 and Damian Roche's in August 2014, as part of the ASX board renewal program. "I ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... cent, a big improvement after a December drop. In local economic news on Monday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is scheduled to give a speech at the RMB Clearing Bank launch ceremony in Sydney. Meanwhile, the ANZ job advertisements ...

Taylor rules the RBA just right

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
Go ahead Glenn, make our day! That's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens to us, thank you very much and the day... the day is the Australian central bank's first meeting for 2015. Despite "Roubini Global urges RBA to hold interest ...

Centuria partners with Mason Stevens to deliver credit bond

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
Centuria Life has partnered with Mason Stevens to add a bespoke credit bond to its Tax Astute product suite. The underlying asset in the credit bond is the Mason Stevens Credit Fund, which is an actively-managed fixed income fund comprised of government ...

Happy Australian dollar Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... US$0.7855 - its lowest level since July 2009 - bringing it closer to the US$0.75 mark that would make RBA Governor Glenn Stevens a happy little vegemite... and us too, of course. It's currently trading at US$0.7921, 16.5% below the 2014 peak of US$0.9482 ...