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New online bond researcher launches

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... portal. Created with the goal of making the bond market more approachable to investors, BondAdviser monitors all ASX-listed interest rate securities and a "large range" of over-the-counter corporate bonds. Its facilities include recommendations, educational ...

LSE to sell Russell Investments

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... fit with the LSE's "long term strategy". According to the statement, the LSE has "received a number of expressions of interest" in the acquisition of Russell Investments; unconfirmed sources have suggested a figure of around US$1.4 billion. During the ...

Global appetite up, local confidence down

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... further afield," Certitude Global Investments chief executive Craig Mowll said. "The recent decision to cut official interest rates would appear to indicate that investors aren't the only ones concerned about the strength of our economy." Investors saw ...

It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... lift-off here we come. She told us so. But before this, we'll get a glimpse of the Federal Reserve Chairman's inclination on interest rate policy when she delivers her semi-annual Humphrey-Hawkins testimony before the US Congress later this month. But ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said investors interpreted the RBA's statement as suggesting the pressure to lower interest rates further was not as strong as the market expected. "We've come off our highs just after the release of this RBA ...

ME Bank chair retires

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
ME Bank chair Bernie Fraser will step down after 15 years at the company, he announced yesterday. His decision is effective immediately and follows succession planning preparations; current ME Bank director Garry Weaven will replace him as chairman. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... we could see an eleventh day," he said. High yield stocks continue to be in demand in the wake of the Reserve Bank's interest rate cut on Tuesday, Mr Lucas said. "Have a look at the diversified financials, they're killing it at the moment," he said. ...

DomaCom appoints state manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... Benson to the role of state manager, Victoria and Tasmania. The fund manager said the appointment reflects the growing interest in its new Fractional Property Investment Fund in the southern regions. Benson has more than 30 years' experience in financial ...

ASIC to face legal action over Storm Financial

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is facing a class action for its alleged delay in taking action against Storm Financial and for allegedly acting to protect the interests of major banks, particularly the Commonwealth Bank ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... "It's a good day to be long Australian stocks." The market is still riding on the sentiment of Tuesday's Reserve Bank interest rate cut, giving the banks further gains, Mr Weston added. BHP had added $1.415, or nearly five per cent, to $32.065, Rio Tinto ...