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Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... January after the strong 292K gain in the previous month. Less than expectations would send the US$ lower while a positive surprise would bring rate hike expectations back and help support the greenback. Then again, any US$ rebound could meet with profit-taking ...

US dollar downed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... already pencilled this in when crude prices recovered above the US$30 a barrel mark. What markets weren't expecting was the surprise big drop in the US dollar. This is a plus for oil and other commodity prices. But what caused the sharp reversal in the ...

SMSFs to remain popular despite political uncertainty

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
Advisory firm HLB Mann Judd Sydney believes the popularity of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) will continue to increase regardless of federal government changes to the retirement income system. HLB Mann Judd wealth management partner Jonathan ...

Strength in (A$) weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
Strength in (A$) weakness I wouldn't be surprised if Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor had that all too familiar (former Federal Treasurer) Peter Costello's smirk on his face as he presided over the bank's first Board meeting this year. I might ...

BOJ goes negative to get postive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... close to, 2%" and emphasised that, "we have the power, the willingness and the determination to act" comes a positive surprise from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) in the form of negative interest rates. Move over QE and QQE (you too, Operation Twist), we have ...

Economic experts still defensive in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
A panel of economic experts has told Morningstar that financial markets may have been overreacting to volatility in the Chinese sharemarket, overplaying risks to respective economies. The discussion earlier this month also said Australia's economic ...

Minimum withdrawal rates act as default: CSIRO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
Research from CSIRO says minimum account-based pension withdrawal rates are acting as a conservative default that sees retirees exceeding needs to self-insure their financial longevity. CSIRO behavioural economics and superannuation decision-making ...

Another Aussie jobs surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
Despite growing worries over China, commodity prices, Fed policy and the slow transition from resources to the non-mining sector of the economy, the Australian labour market remains resilient. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that ...

Parametric knows what keeps super trustees sleepless

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
Industry consultant and after-tax specialist Parametric says issues that will keep superannuation trustees awake at night during 2016 include regulation, post-retirement solutions, and immunising members against market volatility. Parametric Australasia ...

Japanese consumers a tad more confident

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) launch of QQE. The slight improvement in confidence could have been in response to the BOJ's surprise but equally small adjustment in policy easing in December. Following its 18 December Board meeting, the BOJ announced that ...