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Majority slammed (again), equities dunked, A$ fouled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... meeting, it was appropriate to hold interest rates steady for the time being". The official cash rate remains at 2.25%. Gov Glen cut when the majority expected him not to and he didn't when the majority expected him to but... don't we worry, it'll come. ...

Fight or be beggared by the neighbours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
Another rate cut is coming, another rate cut is coming. Bloomberg's survey shows (tada!) 18 out of 29 economists expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to follow-up February's 25 bps reduction in the official cash rate to 2.25% with another 25 bps ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher amid a ceasefire in Ukraine and hopes for a deal over Greece's bailout. At 0857 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 30 points at 5,747. A new roadmap aimed at ending a 10-month ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher despite Wall Street losing ground after US stocks initially lifted on good jobs figures. At 0813 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up six points points at 5,758. ...

Majority wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... obviously that will be on the table, and we will take a fresh look at all these things in the New Year". To be unfair to Gov Glen, it won't be helpful for confidence if the rate cut is interpreted as prompted by a gloomier outlook. But I'm done speculating ...

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 ...

Fairview Equity Partners appoints new senior investment manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
NAB Asset Management partner Fairview Equity Partners (Fairview) has appointed Leo Barry as senior investment manager. Previously a small and mid-cap broker in the Institutional Equity Team at Merrill Lynch, Barry's new role focuses on in-depth company ...

Happy Australian dollar Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
Australians all, let us rejoice for exactly on the day we celebrated our national day, the A-dollar dropped to 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 ...

AMP Capital awarded $250m global infrastructure mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015
AMP Capital has received a US$200 million ($248 million) commitment, with additional co-investment rights, from Canadian pension plan Ontario Pension Board (OPB) to invest in its global infrastructure strategy. The global infrastructure strategy was ...

AMP Capital receives $200m from OPB

HARRY PAGE:  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
AMP Capital has received a $200 million commitment from the Canadian pension plan Ontario Pension Board (OPB) to invest in its global investment strategy. OPB's Private Markets' managing director Glenn Hubert said OPB was impressed by AMP Capital's ...