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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... finished lower for a second straight day despite getting a brief lift on indications that the Reserve Bank is open to more interest rate cuts. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 43.7 points, or 0.77 per cent, at 5,615.5 points. The broader All Ordinaries ...

RBA minutes lift stock market

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... up after a poor start and is relatively flat, after the Reserve Bank signalled that it remains open to further cuts to interest rates. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the local bourse had swung upwards soon after the release on the minutes ...

Royal Commission looks at choice of super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... the union specifying a particular fund as a default would reduce the problems of potential coercion and conflicts of interest. On the other, superannuation is compulsory and the particular industry superannuation fund with which the union is associated ...

ASIC and RBA issue property bubble warning

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... that people don't know when they are in a bubble until it's over." Medcraft said the Reserve Bank's decision to drop interest rates to a record low 2% was encouraging more people to buy but he is wary that many will struggle to repay loans when rates ...

AMP Capital in the hunt for new CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... responsible for AMP Capital, which manages over $160 billion across a range of asset classes, including equities, fixed interest, property and infrastructure. "Stephen has led AMP Capital through a period of considerable change in the sector both globally ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... lead from New York on Friday after more weak data indicated a US recovery may not be as strong as thought - making an interest rate rise unlikely in the near future. US industrial production fell 0.3 per cent in April, the fifth straight month of decline ...

Lazard lowers minimum investments on four funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... our funds and understanding of our active management -value investing approach has increased we have seen heightened interest from private investors," Roberts said. "This is a sign of the understanding of the benefits and rewards of a disciplined and ...

Low-cost super awash with inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... shares, it's logical there should be a strong increase in the type of products aimed at these investors. "This surge of interest has seen a sustained rise in new Listed Investment Companies (LICs), Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Separately Managed ...

Damned lies and (actual) stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... one day, someday, soon, the surprise would be if the BOJ alters current monetary policy settings, i.e., zero to 0.1% interest rates and JGB purchases at an annual pace of A¥80 trillion. While Governor Kuroda moved the bull's eye on the 2% inflation ...

Super concessions key to tax review

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
The financial services industry welcomed the government's decision not to touch superannuation in the 2015 Budget, but the PM's promise that "there will be no changes to super" in the future has brought the tax review into question. "There will be no ...