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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... Dutch finance minister. Madrid stocks ended the day with modest gains of 0.15 per cent, after Spain enjoyed negative interest rates on its medium-term debt for the first time since a crippling economic crisis. British voters went to the polls Thursday ...

Vanguard overtakes PIMCO as largest bond manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... 2015. In Australia, Vanguard's total funds under management were $85 billion and it was managing $12.8 billion in fixed interest. According to Vanguard, its Australian Fixed Interest Fund is the largest in Australia, with $4.23 billion.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... Chris Low, chief economist at FTN Financial, said Yellen's remarks suggested she is "pretty eager" to raise ultra-low interest rates despite some disappointing economic data. "She seems to be hinting that they're going to have to raise rates one way ...

CBA shares down on flat profit

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... of 1025 AEST, their lowest level since late January. CBA said competition among lenders had weighed on its group net interest margin, the profit it makes on loans, during the quarter. Meanwhile, expenses rose faster than in previous quarters due to higher ...

Goldman Sachs bond fund recommended by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... the flexibility to take a more dynamic approach than traditional fixed income funds by allowing meaningful changes in interest rate and credit spread exposures across the market cycle. The Fund is also relatively unconstrained in terms of duration positioning. ...

Falling cash rate puts gold in 'sweet spot'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... Global demand for physical gold has jumped on the back of data that shows returns have exceeded 20% per annum when real interest rates have fallen below 2%. "Low interest rate environments like the one Australia is experiencing are typically the sweet ...

RBA cuts as expected, A$ does the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... 'ap'-preciated versus the US dollar instead of 'de'-preciating - the natural reaction to a central bank action of lowering interest rate differentials. The A$ dropped from around US$0.7855 (minutes before the 2.30pm RBA rate cut announcement) to US$0.7820 ...

Fulcrum launches multi-asset inflation plus fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... dynamism of Fulcrum's asset allocation process and wide diversification of investment ideas that is helping in attracting interest from larger funds."

Robo advice questions still unanswered

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... information could lead to customers receiving advice and buying riskier products as a result. Also of concern were conflicts of interest between the firm and the advice that was given, and a lack of controls or supervising what's coming out the other ...

Aurora appoints portfolio manager from Philo

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... listed securities, Hugh Dive managed over $1 billion in three strategies: Core Australian Equities, Listed Property and Interest Rate Securities. At Aurora, Dive will focus on the Aurora Dividend Income Trust and the Aurora Property Buy-Write Income ...