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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... Australian dollar, are ensuring market uncertainty. Mr Weston said market expectations the Reserve Bank will cut the interest rate was helping the banks but weak commodities and oil prices are prompting investors to avoid mining and energy stocks. "I ...

PBOC to QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... PBOC's recent approval allowing regional governments to swap around 1 trillion yuan (US$160 billion) of their higher interest rate borrowings for lower interest bonds. It gained greater traction (and amount) following comments made by Chinese Academy ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday clawed back early heavy losses linked to US interest rate rise fears but still closed lower with commodity prices putting pressure on mining stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... weakening commodity prices, CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said. "The market is firming up expectations of a US interest rate hike," he said. "A stronger US dollar is weakening commodity prices which has an impact on a significant sector ...

You sexy thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... struggling to get up. A fact underscored by divergent monetary policies - actual and expected. The Fed's expected to raise interest rates, the others racing to the bottom and those that have already hit the pavement are digging some more with negative ...

New HNWIs demand unbundled services

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
Australia minted nearly 45,000 new millionaires in 2014 but only a handful of them are seeking financial advice, according to Investment Trends' High Net Worth (HNW) Investor Report. Based on a survey of 3,115 Australian millionaires - holding a collective ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... to post half year results. In Australia, the market on Monday tumbled, with investors wary of increased chances of an interest rate hike in the US. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 77.6 points, or 1.32 per cent, at 5,821.3. The broader All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
The Australian sharemarket is trading lower, after increased prospects of a hike in US interest rates weighed on Wall Street. Strong jobs growth data from the US Labor Department has raised expectations the Federal Reserve will soon lift interest rates. ...

Punitive excess contributions tax removed

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... marginal tax rate. The investment earnings are calculated through a proxy earnings rate by applying the ATO's General Interest Charge rate to the excess non-concessional contribution. A 15% tax offset is then passed on to the superannuation fund member ...

Former Future Fund chief executive takes new role

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... excited to be advising Jamieson Coote Bonds as its inaugural Advisory Board Chairman at a time when there is renewed interest in government bonds worldwide. "As an asset class, government bonds are extremely important. Charlie and Angus are certainly ...