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OS property no place for risk taking

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
As institutional investor interest turns global, a major property manager has cautioned that international property markets are no place for increased risk taking. Christopher Andrews, head of client relationships and marketing at M&G Real Estate, said ...

Prayin' for a taperin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013

Westpac and BT launch SIV service

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... that the SIV service was established in response to demand from high net worth individuals. "We have received strong interest and have already seen visas approved," West said and added that a large number of requests came from Asia. The bank has partnered ...

Savings trap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... sales started in falling in June. Exactamondo! That's the month after the Fed taper speculations started on 22 May - and interest rates (along with mortgage rates) started rising. That's why it's good data. Taper off. If US interest rates stay at current ...

ACSA appoints new chair

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has appointed J. P. Morgan's David Braga as its new chair ahead of current chair Pierre Jond's departure in December. As head of product for J.P. Morgan's Australian custody business, Braga has already ...

Taper trap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... the time for tapering is not yet. Herein lays the trap...and it goes like this. Delayed taper boosts markets, lowers interest rates, lowers mortgage rates, supports economic growth. Growing economy prompts taper talks, unsettles markets, lifts interest ...

We're watching you, APRA warns trustees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has warned superannuation fund trustees it will not tolerate inertia or complacency, in a clamp down that is sparking fears that the role of trustee is becoming a full-time job. Speaking to an audience ...

Investment industry urged to put society first

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
A major power shift from intermediaries such as fund managers and investment banks to fiduciaries including Australian superannuation funds is gathering pace in the global financial services sector, according to the CFA Institute's Asia Pacific managing ...

Victim of success

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... are beginning to spark rate hike speculation despite the Bank of England's (BOE) 'forward guidance' that it would keep interest rates at their current low levels until the unemployment rate falls to around 7% - which it does not expect until mid-2016 ...

Higher inflation triggered by central bank decisions

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... as well. "The currency is too high, growth is too low and house prices are growing too fast. The Reserve Bank only has interest rate movements to control these three issues and the inflation target could easily become a casualty," he said. Figures released ...