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AMP chief economist says housing future messy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Housing is an expensive option for investors, offering low rental yields compared to all other assets except bank deposits and government bonds. This is the view of AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver, who recently penned an analysis on Australian ...

Credit Suisse appoints new Australia chief

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
John Knox has been appointed Credit Suisse Australia's new chief executive. Incumbent chief Rob Stewart will depart the company in June, having held the role since February 2013. He will be moving to a position at Global Infrastructure Partners. Knox ...

Even simple funds pose risks: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Even simple investment funds, including long only mutual funds, can pose financial stability risks, warns the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The international body's recent update to its Global Financial Stability Report offered five policy messages ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... 11.5 cents, or nearly 6%, to $1.825 after a 14.5 cents lift on Wednesday. The banks were mostly higher, with Commonwealth Bank up 48 cents at $94.48, ANZ five cents stronger at $36.84, Westpac adding two cents to $39.78. But National Australia Bank dropped ...

We don't need financial advice: Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... and unexpected findings were uncovered. "Seventy per cent said they don't foresee themselves using social media channels to bank in the future. The majority said they were concerned about too much security, which was a marked change from our 2012 report ...

The first is always the best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... since December 2013. Yes Virginia. What hope do we lesser mortals have if even the great minds at the world's biggest central bank couldn't decide on one of the six remaining months of 2015 (May's definitely out) - tag on another 12 months if the Fed ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... currency doesn't trade lower over the course of the next month," Lennox said. "And iron ore was up 2.5% last night." The Reserve Bank disappointed investors on Tuesday by keeping its cash rate unchanged, though it has also maintained an easing bias. ...

Invesco launches multi-asset targeted return fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... Strategy to the local market. The Fund, which opened on 27 February, targets a gross return of 5% over the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index (cash +5%) over a rolling, three-year period. Crucially, it also has a volatility target of less than half that ...

ASIC to investigate AUD spike

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... its release to the public. "ASIC confirms it will investigate a spike in the Australian dollar shortly before the Reserve Bank's monetary policy decision today," ASIC's statement said. "The investigation will look at trading in the dollar prior to the ...

Digital currency continues to be monitored: RBA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
The Reserve Bank of Australia believes digital currencies do not currently raise issues for them in terms of monetary policy and financial stability mandates. The RBA recently addressed a Senate Economics References Committee inquiry about digital currency ...