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RBA to raise rates in Wayne's world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... it right Virginia. Shortly after lunch, the Reserve Bank of Australia will announce that it is lifting the official cash rate. This is, of course, if you follow Australian Federal Treasurer and 2011's Euromoney Finance Minister of the Year, Wayne Swan ...

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... Credit Suisse interest rate expectations index says that they now expect not one but two 25 bps nips at the official cash rate before the year is over from none to even a rate rise just a few months before. The benign March CPI inflation figures give ...

Pengana AEq fund reaches $227m FUM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... achieved a return of 9.9%, net of all fees and charges. The returns beat the ASX200, which generated 8% and the RBA Cash Rate, which returned 0.7% during the same quarter. The fund, directed at retail and wholesale clients, holds a concentrated portfolio ...

Industrial property funds draw SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
As the cash rate drops to three per cent, Self Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) are turning their attention towards the industrial property market in search for low-risk funds with higher-than-cash returns. Charter Hall Direct Property head Richard Stacker ...

APN launches new property fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... cycle. Moderate vacancy and no forecast new office space presents a compelling outlook for rental growth. "With the cash rate at historical lows, we are seeing investors swing back to higher yielding 'bricks and mortar' investments. 541 St Kilda Road ...

Retail investors need new defensive investments

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... portfolios ability to generate income," he said. Brunton said that currently futures markets were pricing in a 2.5% cash rate in a 12 months, and there is a chance that it could drop to as low as 2%. Bond yields have also already priced this rate in ...

All Ords at 5000 overvalued but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... is precisely the reason why the 'smart money' is on not just one but perhaps two or three more bites on the official cash rate. I bet that these bets are being rethought as I punch away on my keyboard. Governor Stevens should have stuck with his statement ...

Aust custody and admin sector hits $2 trillion

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Due largely to a reenergised equity markets, total assets under custody for Australian investors grew by 8.7% to $2.03 trillion for the second half of the year to 31 December 2012, according to data released by peak industry body ACSA today. Industry ...

Mixed outlook for Aussie dollar

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... breakfast he told delegates that it could go as high as US$1.20 by the end of the year and warned that the RBA would cut the cash rate to 2% later this year. "De-leveraging has become a virtue and the traction of monetary policy will be more diluted ...

Falling interest rates undermine seniors' confidence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... senior Australians has slumped twice in the last 12 months, on both occasions following Reserve Bank reductions in the cash rate," he explained. The results may come as a surprise given that the Australian share market has climbed some 11% since the ...