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Australia back on the radar for international capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... optimistic. The Australian dollar's 30% fall against the US dollar since 2013, coupled with a 100 basis point drop in the cash rate in same period, have made the Australian market more attractive to overseas investors. "From our perspective the outlook ...

Good tidings sway RBA to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... blame all around. In the end, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to stay the course - keeping the official cash rate at 2.0% yesterday because of good tidings in the economy: "In Australia, the available information suggests that moderate expansion ...

Pick a number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... the principle, it could be applied to any economy. Let's take a stab at it for Australia: i = 2.0% (current official cash rate) r* = 3.0% (natural real official cash rate) pi = 2.1% (latest trimmed mean inflation measure) pi* = 2.5% (RBA inflation target) ...

Centuria Life launches investment bond funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... invests in Australian and international fixed interest portfolios with the aim of providing a return of 0.5% above the cash rate. The Centuria Property Bond is a medium risk fund which gives investors exposure to Australian and international property ...

Pengana finding plenty to buy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... investors' capital and provide downside protection in difficult markets - generating a return of at least 6% above the RBA cash rate, no matter what markets are doing. Pengana currently manages about $1.5 billion in assets across five equity strategies ...

WBC rate lift pressures RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... the RBA to cut interest rates some more. Financial markets are now pricing a 57% 25 basis point snip in the official cash rate at the RBA's November meeting, up from less than 40% before WBC's announcement. Citi is 100% sure of a rate cut by February ...

Expect slow "boil" Fed hikes: Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... with the change of the major foreign exchange reserve policies of three major nations. After the initial lift in the cash rate, the Fed will have to stop reinvesting the proceeds of its treasury bonds and then take steps to proactively shrink its balance ...

VicSuper awards $100m corporate bonds mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... of non-bank investor capital and direct lender, in a space which up until recently was dominated by banks. "With the cash rate at an all-time low we believe that the economic conditions, both in Australia and globally will inevitably lead to the RBA ...

Australia: which way now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... supported by the lower level of oil prices and accommodative global financial conditions." Apart from dropping the official cash rate to an historic low of 2.0%, the RBA has been Australia's one-man cheering squad. But as Gov Glen told 'The American ...

Altius fund added to netwealth platform

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... Bond Fund aims to outperform the better of the Bloomberg AusBond Composite Index by one percent per annum and the RBA cash rate through a cycle (before fees). The fund excludes companies whose primary business activity involves armaments, uranium, gambling ...