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China's trade trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... (not even at cheaper prices) and slowing retail spending suggest that more "rebalancing" needs to be done. Another cut interest rates perhaps? Or a follow-up reduction in the reserve requirement ratio? Or both? But while these could potentially goose ...

Advisers turning to annuities for longevity risk

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... study." "In recommending annuities, planners are responding to client concerns such as longevity risk.A Healthy client interest will continue to buoy planner appetite for annuities in the current low interest environment."

Blue Sky to raise $20m for alternatives fund

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... a portfolio," he said. "We are getting very positive feedback from the financial community, and there is significant interest from financial planners keen to access Blue Sky's strong investment track record. "The capital raised from the BSAAF IPO nine ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... market is slightly higher on a quiet day, with the main indices trading within a narrow range around 5,900 points since interest rates were kept on hold. Offshore markets provided positive leads but CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said it ...

AMP chief economist says housing future messy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... is the view of AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver, who recently penned an analysis on Australian home prices and interest rates. "The gross rental yield on housing is around 2.9% (after costs this is around 1%), compared to yields of 6% on commercial ...

Even simple funds pose risks: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... "Large redemptions from these funds - possibly triggered by an external event, such as a faster-than-anticipated rise in interest rates in the United States - may have a widespread market impact, especially if banks are unable or unwilling to step in ...

Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... the government-run China Securities Journal - the headline says it all really, "Go! Buy Hong Kong Stocks!" With Chinese interest rates low and heading lower, property still in a funk and the Shanghai composite index now considered over valued, Chinese ...

Global property securities growth to continue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... for investors, the review cautions against relying on global property securities as a source of income - especially as interest rates are expected to rise. "Property securities tend to behave more like bonds in stable markets but become more like equity ...

Active managed fund returns worsen against indices

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... relative performances, with more than 90% of funds underperforming the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT and the S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Interest Index. Even for Australian small-cap equity funds, which performed comparatively well in the last Scorecard, the results ...

We don't need financial advice: Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
More than 80% of university educated, well paid Generation Y professionals don't think they need financial advice according to a recent study by KPMG. The study, which sought the views of more than 1,400 Australian KPMG employees between 18 and 30-years-old ...