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Sure 25 but maybe 50

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... ex-RBA Governor Bernie Fraser said that, "It just doesn't make sense because on 1st May the Reserve Bank could well reduce interest rates by 25, maybe even 50 points. On 8th May we've got the prospect of the Treasurer introducing a policy that's going ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... news on Tuesday, the Australian Reserve Bank holds it monthly board meeting and decides whether to alter the official interest rate. Also, the Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for April is due out. In ...

MySuper consultation draws focus on divisions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... independent chair, a majority of independent directors, disclose remuneration of directors, disclose any conflicts of interest and properly disclose all investments. In an interview over the weekend, Brogden used the draft legislation to point to what ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... well." In local economic news on Monday, Australia's housing sector called on the reserve bank to deliver a 50 basis point interest rate cut on a Tuesday after a survey showed new home sales have fallen to their lowest level in more than a decade. The ...

APRA releases draft prudential standards

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released its proposed prudential standards, open to industry response until July 20. The regulator said it is proposing to introduce prudential standards covering topics common to other APRA-regulated ...

ING Direct launches new adviser website

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... of a series of changes to its multi-distribution platform. The site provides client balances, transaction history and interest and tax details. ING Direct said it can also alert advisers when a term deposit matures and generate client listings and client ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... slow beyond comfort. But while Ben's only talking the talk, the Bank of Japan has already walked the talk. The BOJ kept interest rates unchanged as expected. Yes, everybody guessed correctly. Duh! It remained at zero - surely there's no more room for ...

Macquarie profit drops 24.6pc

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... turnaround in the second half of the year while first half was impacted by deteriorating investor confidence in credit and interest rate markets. Banking and Financial Services contributed $A265 million to results, down 4% on the year prior as fees were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... offset any positive impact from the US Federal Reserve's latest economic outlook. On Wednesday, the Fed said it would keep interest rates at super-low levels until at least 2014 and forecast the world's biggest economy would grow more than first thought ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... sharply as robust corporate results offset weak economic data and markets waited for the US Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision. National turnover was 457 million shares worth $565.5 million, with 398 stocks up, 200 stocks down and 289 un ...