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Lift-off off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... US Federal Reserve's monetary policy statement of September used to justify the US central bank's decision not to lift interest rates last month notwithstanding planet-wide expectations and preparations that they would. Chances are there's no chance ...

New website gives advisers company ESG ratings

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... information - across matters such as fossil fuel exposure - will be important for advisers to tap this surging client interest in ethical and responsible investing." Ethical Investment Week is an annual initiative aimed at raising awareness about ESG ...

WBC rate lift pressures RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... property prices (specifically in Sydney and Melbourne), removing the biggest hurdle that's preventing 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 ...

Big trouble in big China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... more steps to bolster economic growth". And this from Bloomberg news, "Speculation that China's central bank will reduce interest rates or reserve-requirement ratios has increased before data this week that will likely show slowing exports and decelerating ...

Zenith re-rates BetaShares ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Zenith has upgraded its rating for a BetaShares exchange-traded fund. The BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF ("AAA" on the ASX) now has a "Highly Recommended" rating from the research house, making it one of three ETFs to reach that status. ...

ETF inflows defy choppy markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... with $29 million in net inflows. In the Fixed Income and Cash sector the two biggest winners were the Australian High Interest Cash ETF (managed by BetaShares) and the iShares UBS Composite Bond ETF which both had inflows of $50 million. In the Currency ...

Inflation expectations says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... reportedly "told a group on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Peru" that the Fed will raise interest rates this year. But (of course there's a but, it's Fedspeak), this is an "expectation not a commitment". "Both the timing ...

ISA calls out banks over fee structures

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
Australia's big four banks collect one third of all fees paid to superannuation funds totaling about $10 billion, according to research from Rainmaker Information commissioned by Industry Super Australia. The study found that the super industry drew ...

Are Aussies super know-it-alls?

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
Australians have been branded superannuation "know-it-alls" yet there appears plenty of room for financial advisers to further educate their clients' knowledge base and improve confidence levels. The Financial Services Council and ING DIRECT launched ...

Reversal of fortunes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... funds out of emerging markets is borne of this as the strengthening US dollar and/or due to the prospect of US higher interest rates killed off once profitable carry trades. The sharp falls in commodity prices is borne of this. The US dollar is inversely ...