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Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... of the St Petersburg Summit in 2013". The full list of promises here. And for a bit of domestic flavour, the Australian dollar's still holding below US$0.90. Yippee-ki-yay! Thrills, spills and chills would continue but if the fiscal and monetary authorities ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... market began Thursday morning higher only to drop due to ongoing concerns about China's economy and the falling Australian dollar, CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said. The Australian dollar fell to a fresh six month low of 89.39 US cents ...

Sixteen Aussie funds make top 300 pension funds list

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... Towers Watson's list of the 300 largest global pension funds, which was released today. However, the weakening Australian dollar saw most of the Australian funds fall down the list compared to last year. AustralianSuper and UniSuper were the two exceptions ...

"Pleasant" but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... it?). The other side of the net exports equation - imports of goods and services went up by 3.7%. With the high Australian dollar, Australians can afford to - so much for those claiming weakness in spending. We're spending on Capital goods (up 10.5%) ...

ATO considers increasing Bitcoin control

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) could be asking Bitcoin and other crypto-currency holders to keep records of their transactions. The ATO has released guidance of the tax ramifications of crypto-currencies and how various parts of the tax law apply ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... New Zealand shares have advanced, led by companies with trans-Tasman exposure as the kiwi dropped against the Australian dollar. The NZX 50 Index rose 43.093 points, or 0.9 per cent, to a two-week high of 5114.212 on Tuesday.

Fund managers: Tide turning in emerging markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... return of just 3.88% in the three years to 30 June including dividends and in spite of favourable move in the Australian dollar. However, David Semple, who manages Van Eck Global's emerging markets equity investment team, believes A investors are beginning ...

Australian Ethical launches country's first ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... with the launch of a new fund. The Australian Ethical Fixed Interest Trust comprises a diversified portfolio of Australian dollar-denominated fixed rate investments that meet the group's ethical standards as laid out in the Australian Ethical Charter. ...

RBA leaves interest rates on hold

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... target even with lower levels of the exchange rate," he said. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said while the Australian dollar remains high, it is mostly due to overseas factors beyond the Reserve Bank's control. "The RBA would clearly like a lower ...

Governor Glenn lets his jaw drop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... housing market as warranting higher interest rates than the ones we have had, in the current circumstances". Australian Dollar. What's in an adjective? "There seems to have been a very strong focus on whether the adjective 'uncomfortable' would be put ...