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The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... three arrows can now fly unimpeded. There's a positive report that's come out of China as well. The PBOC is liberalising interest rates there - it removed the 6.0% floor on one-year loans, allowing banks to set their own lending rates. Markets previously ...

Generation Y busts SMSF age myth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
Increasing numbers of people under 30 are setting up - or plan to set up - self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), according to a new study by Macquarie Bank and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The study found that 8.1% of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
Australian stocks have opened stronger following news China will lift controls on lending interest rates. The ASX200 index is back above 5000 points as the market rebounds from Friday's losses. IG market strategist Chris Weston said the market received ...

BFO to "name and shame" misbehaving bankers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... of the panel will be selected on a case-by-case basis, with a special emphasis on avoiding any potential conflicts of interest. The oath comprises of a set of ethical standards, encouraging members of the banking and finance industry to support the motion ...

ASIC seeks to wind up of LM mortgage income fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
ASIC has finalised its court submissions to decide the future of the multi-million LM First Mortgage Income Fund (FMIF), following the collapse of the fund manager in March. Court proceedings were started by two FMIF investors seeking orders for the ...

Super board quality compromised over pay rates

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
The level of superannuation fund board members salaries is reducing effectiveness according to law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth chief executive John Denton. Speaking as part of a panel at The Economist Bellwether 2013 Australian Forum in Sydney this ...

Zenith recommends BT alpha fixed interest fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... by investment researcher Zenith Investment Partners. The fund invests mainly in the Australian and New Zealand fixed interest markets, predominantly using derivatives including swaps, options, futures and forwards to achieve its investment exposures. ...

Bravura directors recommend Ironbridge buyout

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... absence of a superior proposal and subject to the Independent Expert opining that the scheme proposal is in the best interest of Bravura's shareholders," Bravura chairman Brian Mitchell said. Bravura directors will send an explanatory memorandum to shareholders ...

Economy 'not running out of puff': Wayne Swan

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... public investment then the total of non-mining investment is nearly four times the size of mining investment," Swan said. "Interest rates are at record lows. Fiscal policy is being tightened at a responsible and measured pace. The sizeable fall in the ...

US Hedge Fund Association opens in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The US-based Hedge Fund Association, a nonpartisan industry body aimed at increasing transparency and trust in alternative investments, has established an Australian chapter. The lobbying organisation's membership includes hedge funds, funds of funds ...