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Advisers turn bearish the sharemarket

... fall in overall sentiment to the lowest point in more than 12 months. "In June we commented that given the high level of neutral sentiment for both advisers and investors it would be interesting to see which side of the fence these people would fall," ...

Barclays named fund manager of the year; S&P

... the Dynamic Balanced fund category. UBS managed funds took out the award for Global Fixed Income fund, Balanced Fund - neutral and Balanced Fund - conservative. But the major award was presented to Barclays Global Investors, which was presented with ...

Broking houses downgrade CBA after full year result

AAP | FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2004

... downgraded his cash earnings estimates for financial years 2005 and 2006 by 2% and 3% respectively. UBS downgraded CBA to neutral from its previous buy recommendation. Shares in CBA weakened 13 cents to $30.91 in a generally weaker banking sector on ...

New Zealand central bank lifts interest rates 25 basis points

... this year. Another rate rise in June was seen as a strong possibility by several economists, taking rates to a so-called "neutral" level of 5.75%. Bollard said the economy continued to perform strongly and the global economy was also improving. "However ...

Equity investors confident on 2004: survey

... Dr pereira said. Among other results, the FSIU said an increasing number of respondents expect property returns to be neutral or flat over the coming year. Over 50% of investors expect flat returns from listed and direct property markets in the next ...

Rate hike expected, more to come: economists

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003

... strength of the economy, both global indicators and domestic indicators. "The RBA has talked about taking rates back to neutral, we expect that will mean a peak of somewhere around 5.50 per cent, potentially 5.75 per cent," he said. Deutsche Bank chief ...

RBA moves to increase interest rates by 25 basis points

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003

... in the past few month. The RBA said the prevailing level of the cash rate after the November increase was still below neutral and interest rates of financial intermediaries remained low by the standard of recent years. "In these circumstances the board ...

RBA to hike rates to 5.25 per cent next week: economists

AAP | FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003

... pace since 1989. Westpac senior economist Andrew Hanlan said he expected the RBA to promptly move rates back to a more neutral level next week and also in the first quarter of 2004. "Today's credit data provides, once again, evidence that policy is too ...

Greater fiscal discipline needed: OECD

... They have also indicated that to preserve price stability over the longer run, monetary policy needs to move to a more neutral policy stance. The government should maintain its fiscal objective of keeping the budget balanced over the economic cycle ...

Construction activity dips in the third quarter, but still at record highs: NAB

... overall economic growth will be very strong in the third quarter, underlying the need for the RBA to get back to a more neutral setting on interest rates.

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Iress bets on AI as business transformation moves forward

KARREN VERGARA | 12:30PM

Iress is shifting its focus from business simplification to executing an ambitious artificial intelligence (AI)-driven product strategy that will help financial advisers slash work processes by nearly 40%.

Macquarie AM-led consortium finalises Qube takeover

KARREN VERGARA | 12:27PM

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and a consortium of global investors, including UniSuper and the family office of a Spanish billionaire, have completed their $11.7 billion acquisition of logistics and infrastructure giant Qube Holdings.

Alexis George takes on board appointment

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:17PM

Former AMP chief executive Alexis George has taken on a new board position, five months after announcing her intention to retire.

CFS launches pension bonus

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:12PM

Colonial First State (CFS) has launched new retirement solutions offering eligible members a one-off payment when moving from accumulation into retirement.

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