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Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... than seven times market expectations, the one that convinced not a few that the Reserve Bank of Australia would raise interest rate by Christmas 2013, instead of lowering them - that "beautiful set of numbers" had been made even prettier after the Australian ...

Interest rate to fall to 2.5%: NAB

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
The Reserve Bank will slash the base rate by 50 basis points in two cuts before the end of 2013 the National Australia Bank (NAB) has predicted. NAB group chief economist Alan Oster told the NAB annual private wealth conference in Sydney today that ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... course, they'll find their way into even higher yielding and even higher-rated Australian bonds too. Lower (or not rising) interest rates improve business activity and raise stock market valuations, send equity markets higher, creating a wealth effect ...

EQT creates private wealth management role

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... new Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, as well as helping other financial planning organisations meet the 'best interest' and 'know your client' requirements of FoFA," EQT head of Private Wealth Services Geoff Rimmer said. The new role also aims ...

ETFs boom on SMA model portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... he added. Marsh said despite media reports that some platforms had not been embracing ETFs, OneVue had no conflicts of interest in the manufacturing of managed funds and was free to make ETFs available on its UMA. "We've always been a supporter of ETFs ...

Canadian pension funds flock to Aussie infra

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
"Safe-haven" Australian infrastructure and property assets are seeing a wave of interest from Canadian pension fund investors, according to The Trust Company. Fresh from a visit to some of Canada's leading pension funds, Andrew Cannane, general manager ...

Superannuation reforms will affect few: ASFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... earnings that would be reported to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)," ASFA CEO Pauline Vamos said. With rental yields, interest rates on bonds and term deposits under 5% and dividend yields typically around 4.75%, the amount of assessable income ...

Government announces key super reforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... Parliament. "This measure will take superannuation above policy to ensure that legislators are focused on the long term interest of all Australians," Shorten said. The Government has decided to bring forward the start date for the new higher cap to July ...

BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... ore, copper, aluminium and wood - are among Australia's major exports. How good is that? It's in Australia's economic interest to see "Abenomics" and the BOJ's bazooka succeed. A layover in Tokyo on your way to or back from China Ms. Gillard?

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... projected for the second half of this year, subject to downside risks." Mario Draghi spoke after the ECB held its key interest rates steady at 0.75 per cent for the ninth month in a row, and after the Bank of England kept its main rate on hold at a record ...