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New compass needed for global economy: BIS

NATHALIE OLOF-ORS, AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... boom amid an abundance of cheap credit in recent years, it said, stressing that clear policy shifts were needed "in all major economies, whether or not they were hit by the crisis". As a clear sign of the troubled road, Borio warned that both private ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... Securities-Melbourne Institute posts its June inflation gauge and the HIA New home sales figures for May are due out. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Friday ended the week with a fall as investor caution resulted in muted ...

US bond yields zipped by ZIRP?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... longer-run goal, and provided that longer-term inflation expectations remain well anchored." Recent readings from the Fed's two major policy indicators - the unemployment rate (6.3%) and inflation (headline at 2.1%, core at 2.0%) - appear to suggest ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... was up 37 cents at $15.55 after a legal win paved the way for it to buy two power stations from the NSW government. The major banks were also higher, with Westpac gaining 46.5 cents to $34.295, National Australia Bank lifting 27 cents to $33.07, Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,390. The Dow on Friday rose 25.62 points to 16,947.08. Locally, no major economic or equities news is expected on Monday. Meanwhile, Wesfarmers chief executive Richard Goyder is slated to speak ...

AustralianSuper appoints European property manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... UK retail property market in December 2013, when it acquired a 50% stake in centre:mk in Milton Keynes for £270m. This major regional shopping centre was AustralianSuper's first direct investment for its European property portfolio.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,390. The Dow on Friday rose 25.62 points to 16,947.08. Locally, no major economic or equities news is expected on Monday. Meanwhile, Wesfarmers chief executive Richard Goyder is slated to speak ...

Banks suspected of pocketing grandfathered commissions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... paying their grandfathered commissions straight to the bank. "We have asked ASIC to urgently investigate, through a survey of major financial institutions, the extent of 'orphan commissions' to better inform the public debate regarding the legitimacy ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... after Wall Street finished little changed following mixed economic data while investors keep watch on continued unrest in major oil-producer Iraq. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up four points at 5,413. ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... pension funds means introducing reforms to structurally reduce these fees even by a few basis points would be a worthwhile major microeconomic reform worth pursuing. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...