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ATO considers increasing Bitcoin control

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) could be asking Bitcoin and other crypto-currency holders to keep records of their transactions. The ATO has released guidance of the tax ramifications of crypto-currencies and how various parts of the tax law apply ...

Janet's Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... market indicators suggest that Janet would not be deviating much, if at all, from the steady as she goes on taper and interest rates would remain low for a "considerable time" script of days passed. Investors are hapeee! How happy? The latest survey ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... indicators improved sharply. LONDON - European stock markets have climbed, cheered by hints the US Federal Reserve could raise interest rates sooner than expected in view of US growth, despite mixed eurozone data. Frankfurt's main DAX index on Thursday ...

RBA to business: release the animal in you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... perilously close to making the kind of policy mistake that's been so rare at the RBA. On Aug. 5, he opted against cutting interest rates for a 12th consecutive month. Two days later, the jobless rate rose to 6.4 percent, the highest since 2002, compared ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... the labour market has tightened and how that would impact inflation and the timing of the Fed's plan to raise benchmark interest rates. Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities, said the Fed minutes showed "nothing really ...

Macquarie terminates four suspended van Eyk funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
Macquarie has shut down four funds in the van Eyk Blueprint series following the recent suspension of applications and redemptions. "Macquarie Investment Management Limited (Macquarie), as responsible entity for the van Eyk Blueprint Series, has determined ...

Invesco launches new fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... low correlation with other asset classes, a possible hedge against inflation, and mitigation of volatility in rising interest rate environments. The fund is managed by Invesco's senior secured loans team which looks after a total of $32 billion in funds ...

Goldilocks is back in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... single-family domiciles inched up by only 0.9%. Not too hot, not too cold. Just right for Janet Yellen to reiterate her interest rates would remain low for a "considerable period" address at Jackson Hole. Wall Street's renewed ascent suggests that the ...

NAB quarterly profit up 7%

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... number of challenges" and he expects that the group "will need to take further provisions at the full year result for both interest rate hedging products and payment protection insurance." NAB Wealth lifted earnings due to improved results from its insurance ...

Fund managers: Tide turning in emerging markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... three years." The main risks for emerging markets in the second half of 2014 are likely to be geopolitical risks and interest rate sensitivity. "Ongoing tensions in Ukraine have impacted the Russian economy and the escalation of sanctions will have a ...