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Financial Sector Advisory Council back in action

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... (ASIC); the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA); and the Payments System Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The Council will also provide advice to the Treasurer on the conditions and emerging trends in the financial sector and ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... Or Donald Trump becoming the presumptive Republican nominee? It's none of the above. It is the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) surprise (well, to about half of the central bank's watchers at least) 25 basis point reduction in the official cash rate ...

RBA appoints next governor

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
The RBA has appointed its next governor. Philip Lowe, who will take up his new role in September, has been deputy governor at the central bank since February 2012. He is also deputy chair of the RBA board and chair of the RBA's risk management committee. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
Australia retail sales ABS data released yesterday gave meat to the RBA's statement after its 3 May Board meeting that, "In Australia, the available information suggests that the economy is continuing to rebalance following the mining investment boom" ...

Down, down prices are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... 2.3% depreciation from the previous day's close of US$0.7749 after yesterday's CPI report increased the probability that the RBA would cut the official cash rate (currently at 2.0%) at its 3 May Board meeting from 14% to 50%. Sharp price drops in automotive ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... pull-back that left prices flat overall would see the drag on the Index from this component ease." WBC maintained its call for no RBA rate cut in 2016. US existing home sales Sales of pre-loved homes in the US increased by a higher than expected 5.1% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
RBA meeting minutes The A$ broke above US$0.78, trading as high as US$0.7826 overnight and is currently fetching US$0.7805 - a 13.7% appreciation from this year's US$0.6864. The minutes of the RBA's 5 April Board meeting - the local unit was trading ...

Housing market set to flat line not crash: QIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... rise in interest rates, both of which the company believes do not have a high level of risk. Rather, QIC argues that both RBA cash rate cuts and independent rate moves are imminent before the cycle turns and will ease pressures on the housing market. ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... 12.1% higher than this year's low of US$0.6843 (20 January). Latest stats and survey releases underscore why, in the words of RBA deputy director Philip Lowe, "Most central banks would like lower currencies..." The latest US non-farm payrolls report ...

BondAdviser launches new portfolio on HUB24

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... capital stability and has low portfolio volatility. The BondAdviser Income Plus Portfolio has an investment benchmark of the RBA cash rate plus 1.5 per cent and an Investment Management Fee of 0.25% p.a. (inc. GST). BondAdviser head of research, Nicholas ...