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Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... a "?" for now it is. And central banks are "printing and reflating". Last week it was Sweden's Riksbank turn. It cut interest rates to negative and announced a bond buying programme worth around 10 billion Swedish kronor (US$1.2 billion), joining the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... energy firms were boosted by a rebound in oil prices and the head of Australia's central bank said it was unlikely to cut interest rates to zero. Seoul climbed 0.82 per cent, or 15.87 points, to close at 1,957.50 and Shanghai jumped 0.96 per cent, or ...

ASX half-year profit up 4.7%

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... director Elmer Funke Kupper, significant revenue boosts came from fee reductions in the company's electricity futures, interest rate futures, and OTC clearing businesses. "The fee changes create a more sustainable derivatives business, which in the first ...

Corporate super adviser body beefs up to face challenges

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... super product for their employees and, at the same time, offer their services to employees on matters relevant to their interest in the fund. Latto said that the CSSA is now focused on improving financial education in the workplace and that "members ...

AMP Capital builds global infrastructure debt team

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... Haight-Cheng to the senior role in our European team," AMP Capital global head of infrastructure debt Andrew Jones said. "Interest in infrastructure debt continues to grow and we have a strong pipeline of investment opportunities. The depth we now have ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... seven-year high as the yen retreated against the dollar thanks to investors betting on the US Federal Reserve hiking interest rates soon. The Nikkei in Tokyo, which was closed Wednesday for a public holiday, rallied 1.85 per cent, or 327.04 points, to ...

FPA asks for tax deductible advice in budget submission

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
Financial planning fees should be tax deductible to give Australians more incentives to seek advice, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said in its submission for the 2015/2016 Federal Budget. "It is up to policy makers and associations such as ...

Twin Peaks model optimal for financial stability

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
The "Twin Peaks" regulatory model is the ideal approach to ensure financial stability, according to research by the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR). The model, which pivots on regulation of financial services by independent entities ...

Parametric grows investment team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... investment managers. Parametric Australia's chief executive Chris Briant said the appointment comes in the wake of growing interest in the fund manager's Tax-Managed Centralised Portfolio Management (CPM) capabilities. "Whitlam's expertise will be a ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... Asian markets have slipped as a strong US jobs report fuelled expectations the Federal Reserve will bring forward an interest rate rise. But poor Chinese trade data on Monday lifted shares in Shanghai on hopes Beijing will introduce renewed easing measures. ...