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Market confidence marches in March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
"Do you know where you're going to... Where are you going to Do you know?" - Diana Ross, 'Theme from Mahogany" Last week was another good week for equity markets with most major benchmark indices finishing with green lights blinking brightly. Has the ...

DomaCom starts bookbuild for LGBTI retirement village

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
As the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras gears up for its big parade this weekend, DomaCom has begun to bookbuild Australia's first purpose designed retirement home for the gay community. The Linton Estate in Ballan, Victoria, was founded by ...

With pretty numbers like these, who needs a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
At the time of this writing, the A$ is fetching around US$0.7350 - after appreciating from US$0.7175 to US$0.7295 after the National Statistician released the Australian economy's scorecard that showed much higher growth than expected in the last quarter ...

Investment analysts overpaid and mostly redundant: Moore

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... redundant because why do you need a team of analysts to track an index? It's because it's the first thing external people ask. Big asset managers pay these guys a fortune and they don't do anything," he said. "At any one time there're only a few areas ...

Another standout economic performance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
This was totally uncalled for particularly for those "experts" still calling for the Australian Reserve Bank (RBA) to cut interest rates again - with some expecting another 25bps shaved off the official cash rate (currently at 2.0%) as early as May. ...

BetaShares eyes expansion with new hires

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... the new hires reflected the company's continued commitment to the rapidly expanding ETF industry. "Last year was not only a big year for the industry, which hit a record high; it was a big year of growth for BetaShares. We are now managing a diversified ...

Crouching services, contracting manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... Bank of China's (PBOC) surprise 50 bps cut in the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) the day before (29 February) to 17% for big banks. It's still early days but the PBOC seems to be following last year's scripts when it began a series of policy easing ...

RBF awards $175m credit mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... manager to RBF's portfolio effectively outsources the decision on allocation between the different types of credit. "We see big opportunities in the credit markets but valuations can move significantly and sometimes quickly. The appointment of a multi-sector ...

Survey shows people struggling to put more super away

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
Australians believe now is a good time to pay off debt and top-up their super but many say they can't afford to put money away after living expenses, according to a new survey by MLC. The latest MLC Wealth Sentiment Survey also shows that 50% of Australians ...

A "chilling" moment for the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
In case you missed it, finance and central bank head honchos of the Group of 20 (G-20) met over the weekend in Shanghai. But you may as well have (missed it, that is) for it was more of the same - promised-filled and action-short. In its communique ...