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Funds management

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to hike the cash rate by 0.5% to 0.85% shows the board has clearly recognised they are "well behind the curve", according to mark...

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Funds management

While multiple regions are facing a slowdown in growth, differences in macro factors mean some will fare better than others, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management. ...

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Funds management

As we continue to see a shift in policy, it will be a case of “lower for even longer” for yields, according to Schroders....

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Funds management

As the Reserve Bank of Australia cuts rates to 0.1%, the top performing Australian bond fund since the last rate cute returned 14.6%....

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Financial planning

The reduction of the cash rate is a blow to fully and partly self-funded retirees and the Association of Independent Retirees is urging the Government to reduce deeming r...

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Funds management

It’s very unlikely for cash rates to go much lower as interest rates are at a quarter of a per cent so investors need to re-think their strategy, according to Wealth With...

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People & Products

Deutsche Bank has announced it is shutting its equities division, potentially leading to job losses from the firm’s base in Sydney....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has written to the chief executives of several major financial institutions, encouraging them to transition away from...

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Life/Risk

The Commonwealth Bank has lifted interest rates for homebuyers looking to fix their home loan in what RateCity has called a sign of what will come for rate variability....

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