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RBA minutes lift stock market

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... limiting the board's scope for any action that might be appropriate at future meetings," the RBA said. The RBA cut the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points on May 5, taking it to a historic low of two per cent. The major banks lifted after the RBA minutes ...

Falling cash rate puts gold in 'sweet spot'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... uncertain," he added. The strategy makes sense also in Australia, Eliseo said, after the Reserve Bank lowered the official cash rate to a record 2%. "Long run data highlights that the average return on physical gold is over 20% per annum in years where ...

RBA cuts as expected, A$ does the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... calls correctly - the Australian central bank gave in and delivered a 25 basis point reduction, taking the official cash rate to a new record low 2.0% -- but I bet my bottom dollar not a single soul expected the A$ to do what it did. It 'ap'-preciated ...

ASIC says AUD spike "not misconduct"

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
ASIC has provided an update on its investigation into the suspicious spike in the Australian dollar that occurred seconds before the RBA announced it was keeping cash rates on hold at 2.25% on April 7, finding that so far it has been linked to automated ...

May cut, may not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
Getting hot, hot, hot. Betting on whether the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would take down the official cash rate from a record low 2.25% to a lower 2.0% following its May Board meeting tomorrow heats up. Bloomberg's latest survey says... 24 out ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... are feeling the most pain as the market backs away from previous bets that the Reserve Bank of Australia would cut the cash rate on Tuesday, Bell Direct equities analyst Julia Lee said. "Once again we are seeing heavy losses among the banks and what's ...

MTAA launches transition to retirement investment option

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... younger members with larger than average superannuation balances. The option targets a reliable income stream of RBA cash rate +2% per year over the medium term and favours shorter-dated debt to help deliver capital stability. "The exposure to growth ...

Better to own or to rent investments?

JOHN DYALL  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
The latest fixed income market outlook from BlackRock's Rick Rieder poses the interesting question of whether there are some assets in a portfolio which are there for the long term and others which have a place for a short time, depending on opportunities ...

Now for Australia's debt surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... for the fourth consecutive month in March to a reading of 46.3. All these, in spite of the RBA lowering the official cash rate to a record low 2.0% (and is expected to lower it some more) and the A$ dropping from a high of US$0.9505 over the past 12 ...

AMP chief economist says housing future messy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... property outlook as "messy' for the next five to 10 years. According to Oliver, the RBA's recent decision to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.25% was right in a sense of not to further inflate the property market. However "while the RBA is right to ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:33PM
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:09AM
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:20PM
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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