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A$ at 80c

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... reports that the PBOC "will allow banks to swap local-government bailout bonds for loans". This would give the Australian dollar an extra boost. So will the RBA if it decides not to cut interest rates again next Tuesday. The hope is that at the current ...

That elusive 6000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... hold... for long? Maybe not. For one, the rebound in commodity prices is already putting upward pressure on the Australian dollar. It's now fetching US$0.7866 up from this year's low of US$0.7533. As the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... miner Newcrest had fallen 51.5 cents, or 3.5 per cent, to $14.085 despite a rise in production and a weaker Australian dollar lifting its prices in the three months to March. The banking and retail sectors were weaker, Telstra was down 1.5 cents at $6.235 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... movements, indicated an annual rate of 2.35% which is well within the Reserve Bank's target range. That caused the Australian dollar to bounce almost half a US cent to 77.60 US cents and the sharemarket to slump from flat to 0.80% lower. Quay Equities ...

What might trigger a sell-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... declining terms of trade; the slow take-up from the non-resource sector of the economy; the weakened but still high Australian dollar; expensive property prices (but mainly in Sydney); low wages and high household debt; low business confidence and investment ...

China's trade trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... months, the yuan's risen by 20% against the yen, 33% against the euro, 18% against the pound and 25% versus the Australian dollar. The PBOC can lower interest rates all it wants but with the greenback still on a one-way trip to the moon, all it'll get ...

China slowdown will hit Australia

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... quarter of 2014 as declining prices for key export commodities depressed mining investment and weakened the Australian dollar. It predicted that a further slowdown in China, Australia's biggest trading partner, would affect Australia and its neighbours. ...

ASIC to investigate AUD spike

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
ASIC is investigating a suspicious spike in the Australian dollar that occurred seconds before the RBA announced it was keeping cash rates on hold at 2.25%. The Australian dollar rose to 76.07 US cents (from 75.97) just prior to the RBA's announcement ...

Strike three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... meeting to 40% with two weeks to go to 68% a week before and up to 75% just days before the Easter break. The Australian dollar's fall to a low of US$0.7577 on Maundy Thursday (down 0.6% from the previous day) backs up the increased likelihood for a ...

New Zealand dollar closes in on Aussie

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
The New Zealand dollar has almost reached parity with the Australian dollar amid rate cut expectations. The Kiwi is predicted to past the A-dollar for the first time since 1974, when government controls over rates were dropped. New Zealand's economy ...

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Praemium's new leadership toughens earnings yardstick

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Praemium's new leadership will be keeping a close eye on costs, with new chief executive Denis Orrock noting he will make sure the technology upgrade underway translates into stronger earnings and better returns for shareholders.

Australian Ethical FUM drops by $70m

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Australian Ethical saw a net outflow of $100 million in its investment business in the first quarter of the financial year.

Perennial expands wholesale offer for pre-IPOs

MATTHEW WAI
Perennial Partners is launching a new strategy for wholesale investors to capitalise on global pre-IPO opportunities, requiring a minimum investment of $100,000.

Macquarie wealth investment chief to depart

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Macquarie chief investment officer for wealth will take on a new role at a New Zealand-based investment management firm after serving in the position for close to three years.

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