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A-dollar rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... brought the US dollar down against most major currencies. But 'twas the Aussie dollar that gained the most. The Australian dollar has reversed its late 2016 reversal this early in the New Year. Trump's victory sent the A$ down from US$0.7762 on the 8th ...

A$ drop brings good cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... bigger budget deficit (that threatened its AAA-credit rating) and all that negative jazz. Not surprisingly, the Australian dollar has dropped to US$0.7221, down 7.6% from this year's high of US$0.7811 and 0.7% at the start of 2016. And the weather outside ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
1. AustralianSuper merges investment options In January AustralianSuper closed three investment options and replaced them with two as part of a streamlining process aiming to keep costs low and refocus the fund's investment efforts. The industry super ...

Equities on the nose in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... politics. This declined appetite towards global equities breaks the uptrend that has been in place since the Australian dollar began its decline around 2012," a CFSGAM statement said. The report points out the "equity preference" of those aged 50 to ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... good news for Australia is that the Fed's interest rate hike trajectory would maintain downward pressure on the Australian dollar - making exports more competitive and help support growth. Donald Trump could be the spoiler though. His reflationary policies ...

First university climate bond issued

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is investing $20 million in an Australian and world-first university-issued certified climate bond. Certified by the global Climate Bonds Initiative and issued by Monash University, the $218 million climate bond ...

Australian private equity driving M&A

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... increasing fee pressure causing super funds to seek direct access to businesses, and factors such as the lower Australian dollar and historically low interest rates driving competition for assets. "The Australian dollar remains lower relative to many ...

Property manager launches new fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... expected to increase, buoyed by the opening of the International Convention Centre at the end of the year, a lower Australian dollar and Sydney continuing to rate as a major tourism destination." The hotel's construction is scheduled to commence in early ...

A mining renaissance courtesy of President Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... the 'Great Recession'. The sharp gains in two of Australia's biggest commodity exports - along with a lower Australian dollar (for there seems to be stopping the Fed from raising interest rates in December now) - would be a boon for the domestic economy. ...

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... tariffs and cancelled trade agreements," he said. While the Fed would be less likely to hike in December, the Australian dollar will likely still suffer from the threat to trade. Meanwhile, Instreet Investment managing director George Lucas pointed out ...