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FEATURE: Australia's other love affair

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... exposure to property has been widely discussed over the past few months, especially following strong statements from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) showing concern that the funds' ability to borrow to buy ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... Pivot half year results are due out. In Australia, the market on Friday was weaker for a third straight day after the Reserve Bank's monetary policy statement took the shine off banking stocks and falling crude oil prices belted energy stocks. The benchmark ...

PROFILE: PGI chief executive Grant Forster

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... true". However, his second job did demand that he worked harder than most regular 18-year-olds: "I got a job at the Reserve Bank of Australia and I had to study my degree at night", he says, and adds he has some regret because he missed "the good university ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... overnight as oil prices cooled and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba soared on strong sales. Locally on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its Statement on Monetary Policy. In equities news, Macquarie Group releases its full year results ...

Falling cash rate puts gold in 'sweet spot'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... the market is volatile or uncertain," he added. The strategy makes sense also in Australia, Eliseo said, after the Reserve Bank lowered the official cash rate to a record 2%. "Long run data highlights that the average return on physical gold is over ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... on Tuesday gave up all of its gains from earlier in the day to close flat after investors were downbeat about the Reserve Bank of Australia's assessment of the economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost one point, or 0.02 per cent, at 5,826.5. The ...

Aviva launches first in range of new funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... The Aviva Investors Multi-Strategy (AIMS) Target Return Fund is aiming to deliver returns of 5% per annum above the Reserve Bank of Australia base rate over any rolling three-year period. The fund's strategy was launched globally in July last year, and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... down 51 cents to $32.84 while Rio Tinto added one cent to $59.91 and Fortescue Metals was up six cents to $2.51. The Reserve Bank will announce whether or not it has dropped the official interest rate to a new record low at 1430 AEST. The market is expecting ...

Will nice numbers make RBA a bad guy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... strong - very strong - housing approvals are the latest domestic economic stats the men and women of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would have seen before they commence their deliberation on monetary policy this morning. Gov Glenn and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... at 5,835. US stocks gained some ground following the first rise in US factory orders in eight months. Locally, the Reserve Bank has its board meeting and is widely expected to announces an interest rate cut. Before that, the Australian Industry Group ...