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RBA right to cut rates and correct to hold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
Decisions, decisions. Today's the first Tuesday of the month so it must be "what to do with interest rates" decision time for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The punting is finely balanced with, according to Bloomberg's polling, 13 out of 25 economists ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... points at 4,332. In economic news, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) holds its December board meeting and announces its interest rate decision at 1430 AEDT. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases balance of payments and international investment ...

PJC: Government needs to re-think payday reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
The Government's proposed reforms aimed at tightening controls over payday lenders need to be reassessed, the Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has found. On 22 September 2011, the House of Representatives referred the Consumer ...

PM: Labor taking reform road on super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... need to make financial advice more accessible for people as part of the FOFA reforms. "We'll get rid of the conflicts of interest and excessive fees, we'll bring fairness to financial advice. We'll give simple low fee super accounts to every worker who ...

She's becoming right, mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... and the Swiss National Bank announced that they were pumping more liquidity in the financial system - by lowering the interest rates on US dollar swap lines by 50 bps and extending their expiration by another six months from 1 August 2012 to 1 February ...

MasterKey Custom upgrades to MLC Wrap

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... include access to over 300 managed funds, ASX listed shares and other listed securities, direct share portfolios, high interest cash account and a range of adviser service fee options including flat dollar or percentage-based fees. "By moving to MLC ...

AMP Capital wins UK pension fund mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011

Quantum launches US residential fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... family homes in economically sound cities. The fund aims to take advantage of the steep decline in US property prices, low interest rates and the strong Australian dollar. Investment is focused on the foreclosure market and Quantum has begun purchasing ...

Consolidation creating conflict between product and advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... of independent financial advice, it fears consolidation in anticipation of the FOFA reforms is creating a conflict of interest between product and advice. "According to some reports, almost 85% of advisers are now aligned to a product manufacture of ...

A liquid Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... before the six announced their intent for a coordinated action to rehydrate the financial markets -- by lowering the interest rates on US dollar swap lines by 50 bps and extending their expiration by another six months from 1 August 2012 to 1 February ...