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Winter of our discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... in the local economy to 1.7% -- the least since the third quarter of 2009 (1.1%). Still, nobody expects the RBA to cut interest rates when it meets tomorrow - not after last month's reduction but methinks, more because the dollar-A (currently down to ...

Bargain hunters drive strong market gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
The prospect of further interest rate cuts, plus plenty of bargain hunting by savvy investors, is fuelling the strongest session on the share market in more than a month. Despite weak overseas leads, the market is more than one per cent higher, as investors ...

CBA compensation payments total $79,702 so far

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... the payment had yet to be processed by the bank at the end of April. So far, more than 22,000 customers have expressed interest in the program, with around 7,000 confirming they would like their advice assessed, out of 350,000 households contacted by ...

The recesssion we longed to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... consequent dropped in the Australian dollar. However, this time the Australian dollar remains stubbornly high despite interest rates - both short and long - at record lows. Would another reduction (or two or three) take the dollar-A down? Our former ...

Market set for a fairly flat open

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... 27,454.31. The dollar has resumed its bull run against the yen on growing expectations the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates by the end of the year while Japan's central bank is tipped to embark on more monetary easing to kickstart a soporific ...

Shares lower at lunch time

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... had reversed the negative direction a little as investors speculated that the data could add weight for another cut to interest rates. Business investment fell 4.4% in the March quarter, a much larger fall than the median market forecast of 2.4%. Heffernan ...

Barrett firm acquires Pride Advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
AZ Next Generation Advisory, owned by former ANZ managing director of advice and distribution Paul Barrett, has acquired Pride Advice. Speaking to Financial Standard, Barrett said Pride, with $180 million in assets under management, was appealing because ...

PIMCO appoints former Lonsec CEO

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... joining PIMCO and Lonsec Research, Erdonmez was general manager of managed funds research at Lonsec and head of fixed interest managed funds research at Standard & Poor's Funds Services. He has 22 years of investment experience with additional positions ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... back in the sails of the US dollar, which is sitting just below eight-year highs against the yen as the chances of an interest rate rise increase. Seoul sank 1.68 per cent, or 36.00 points, to 2,107.50, while Hong Kong fell 0.60 per cent, or 168.65 points ...

FIIG launches Asciano direct bond

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... $200m issue size, "and so the upsized $350m was an extremely positive result for the company and highlights the strong interest in this name." The Asciano bond is indicatively offered to investors at a yield to maturity of 4.8%. The announcement follows ...