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Signs that churning is on the wane

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... policyholders from older legacy products into current products and adviser replacement activity that is in a client's best interest, and also that which may not be in the client's best interest, also affect discontinuance rates."

What might trigger a sell-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... wages and high household debt; low business confidence and investment, etcetera. "To this point", the RBA has lowered interest rates to "extraordinarily low levels" and "signalled a willingness to lower it even further, should that be helpful in securing ...

A fantabulous set of jobs numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... Australia's (RBA) dual mandate - employment and inflation - has financial markets re-calibrating their odds for a May interest rate cut. According to the Australian Financial Review (AFR), "Futures pricing has the probability of a cut in May at 56 per ...

China's deflation limited says ANZ boss

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... issue, but in terms of policy to deal with these things - one of the issues China has is it doesn't have deregulated interest rates or a fully convertible currency. The economy is managed by a series of blunt instruments which are often difficult to ...

Now for Australia's debt surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... EXPANSIONARY Fiscal Policy to Support Sustainable Growth" - especially now that we can lock in borrowings at low, low interest rates. Hope PM Tony and Treasurer Joey are listening. If they do, Gov Glenn would be singing the "Happy" song.

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... client adviser Mark Lennox said the banks were lower because investors had already factored in the probability of another interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia, which would benefit the banks. "Speculators and investors who have been investing ...

Frydenberg sets fuse on Trowbridge time bomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has started his countdown for the risk advice industry to get its house in order before the government takes action - and the industry doesn't have long. Speaking at a BT-sponsored Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

FEATURE: How boutiques got their groove back

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Hamish Douglass, Roger Montgomery, Kerr Neilson, David Paradice, Tim Samway, John Sevior, Anton Tagliaferro, Geoff Wilson. These are some of the leading lights in the local investment market. What they all have in common is finding huge amounts of success ...

Cheap talk, cheaper money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... on AAII's sampling of responses, this is because: "Gone from bullish to neutral largely due to the pending increase of interest rates by the Fed." "My guess is that the market is overdue for a 10% to 20% correction." "Valuation for stocks seems to be ...

Admin issues delay AMP NZ equities mandate

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... philosophy and process, Carter said. The mandate followed a process in which AMP Capital analysed a number of expressions of interest it received from active equity managers, formed a shortlist and selected the preferred manager following extensive due ...