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BlackRock lists cash ETFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... ISEC) both provide access to a diversified portfolio of highly rated money market and short term fixed interest Australian dollar securities. The iShares Core Cash ETF is part of the Australian Core series of iShares ETFs, a range of low cost, broad ...

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
You've all heard, read and googled the news - the Australian dollar is taking a battering and is headed down, down. I first came across this when I read Michael Wilson's piece on Bloomberg, "The Australian Dollar's Outlook Darkens" (16 May). Back then ...

Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... And so far, latest data show global growth had been holding up or gaining momentum. This, along with the cheap Australian dollar, should continue to underpin export growth. This is in line with the IMF's World Economic Outlook report update last month ...

BetaShares expands to Victoria

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... management and, in 2017, have launched the BetaShares Global Sustainability Leader ETF (ETHI), the BetaShares Strong Australian Dollar Fund (AUDS) and the BetaShares Strong US Dollar Fund (YANK), and the Australian Small Companies Select Fund (SMLL). ...

Unclear disclosure costs bank $5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... card international transaction fees. Citibank began charging international transaction fees in early 2016 for Australian dollar transactions made with merchants located overseas, or if the merchants used a foreign bank or entity to process transactions. ...

RBA joins the bulls in central bank shop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... moderate. Some further pick-up in non-mining business investment is also expected." Low interest rates and the Australian dollar's depreciation since 2013 supports this outlook, although the RBA did mention that "an appreciating exchange rate would complicate ...

Future Fund cautious on risk and return

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... investment portfolio. "Our cash allocation (19.7% or $25.2 billion) has reduced largely due to the fall in the Australian dollar against the US dollar over the period. We also reached financial close on the Port of Melbourne transaction during the quarter ...

New hedge funds for BetaShares

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... BetaShares launched two exchange traded hedge funds today. The ETP manager has made available the BetaShares Strong Australian Dollar Fund (AUDS) and the BetaShares Strong US Dollar Fund (YANK). AUDS provides investors with magnified long Australian ...

Low prices inflate RBA rate cut chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... justified to cut the official cash rate sooner rather than later. More so given the renewed strength in the Australian dollar - it's currently fetching US$0.7534, up 4.9% from the start of 2017. Should the A$'s strength persist, it would put more downward ...

Economic headwinds lead Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... therefore has no reason to cut interest rates. "If the US dollar continues to strengthen does that mean the Australian dollar will fall to levels that people were expecting it to hit this time last year - which turned out to be wrong. Maybe that has ...