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Bond bears out of hibernation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... "sell in May and go away" aphorism doesn't necessarily apply to it. But here we are, 10-year bond yields in the world's major economies are rising, which means bond prices are falling, which means bond investors are losing. The financial presses are ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... per cent gain to 6,933.74 points on Wednesday despite fears the election could result in weeks of brinksmanship as the two major parties struggle to cobble together workable coalitions. "The topsy-turvy markets seen in recent weeks have been personified ...

ASIC developing regulatory guide for advice remediation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... programs for Australian financial services licensees. The regulator has participated in numerous advice review programs for major financial advice institutions, most notably CBA, to determine instances where clients have been compromised by non-compliance ...

Financial services SMEs top confidence survey

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
The financial services sector has ranked number one for optimism in the latest survey of SMEs conducted by Bibby Financial Services. Conducted in March, the Bibby Barometer survey quizzed 620 smaller companies (defined as having fewer than 200 employees) ...

RBA cuts as expected, A$ does the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... the second estimate. While the blow out in the trade deficit may be "transitory" - the port strike on the West Coast (a major contributing factor) had been settled in mid-March - the continuing strength in the US dollar would continue to limit export ...

Aviva launches first in range of new funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
Aviva Investors recently announced its next major play in the Australian fund market by launching its first product among what is going to be a multi-strategy range. The Aviva Investors Multi-Strategy (AIMS) Target Return Fund is aiming to deliver returns ...

Robo advice questions still unanswered

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... [so] why wouldn't they buy advice?" she said. Bloch said the pre-retirement market is less engaged in robo advice and the major question for all investors comes down to risk. "Would you take $1 million and invest it in a really complex area online and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... clamoured back into financial stocks, reversing yesterday's losses, CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said. "Yesterday the major banks were down more than one per cent and today all of those losses have been reversed," he said. "It has a lot to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... in equities news, ANZ releases its half year results. In Australia, the market on Monday finished higher as gains by the major miners offset heavy losses among the big banks.. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index 13.1 points, or 0.23 per cent, higher at 5,827.5. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
The share market has opened higher thanks to strong leads from Wall Street and a rally among the major mining stocks. However, the big four banks are weighing on the market after Westpac unveiled a flat first half cash profit of $3.78 billion, Australian ...