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When Harry met Sally syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's decision to leave the cash rate unchanged at 3.5% was largely expected on the 29th, Governor Wheeler's change of tune from a tightening bias to "on hold for some time" and perhaps a possible rate cut was not. On the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... after what the NZ Bank did yesterday," Quay Equities head of trading Tristan K'Nell said. New Zealand's Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler surprised the market on Thursday by saying the next adjustment could be "either up or down". If the RBA cuts ...

Happy Australian dollar Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... 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 vegemite... and us too, of course. It's currently trading at US$0.7921, 16.5% below the 2014 peak ...

CFA names new president and chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
The CFA Institute's Asia Pacific managing director and global head of institutional partnerships, Paul Smith, has been named as the organisation's new president and chief executive. The appointment, effective immediately, comes after an extensive global ...

That other surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... but that it did moved ahead of its scheduled policy meeting on 3 February. Why do tomorrow what you can do today, ey governor Raghuram Rajan? Why, indeed... especially, if the opportunity presents itself? The RBI had been stuck between a rock - weak ...

Australia according to Gov Glenn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
Thank you Australian Financial Review (AFR) and RBA Governor Glenn Stevens for your early Christmas present - the gift of sharing. In what has now become a "tradition," we learned from the AFR Gov Glenn's thoughts on: The international economy: "The ...

Australia's confidence recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... disappointment, more so because of the negative 0.5 percentage point contribution of private investment to overall GDP growth. RBA Governor Glenn Stevens might have to do more to awaken Australian businesses "animal spirits" and make them drink. But ...

Treasury seeks consultation on adviser register

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... three months to collect information concerning relevant providers. By mid-February, it will submit the regulation for the Governor General's consideration and it is expected that the regulation will commence shortly after. Licensees and certain authorised ...

Cbus delivered last blow before RC interim report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Graeme Samuel. The Commissioner is due to hand his interim report to the Governor-General on December 15.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... economic news on Tuesday, the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey comes out Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Philip Lowe is scheduled to speak at the annual Australian Business Economists conference dinner, Financial Services Council ...