One-minute update: subdued business inflation paves way for a rate cut

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The broad measure of business inflation – the producer price index (PPI), or final stage prices, – rose by 0.3 per cent in the March quarter to stand 1.6 per... Read more continue reading

Pimco hires emerging market specialist

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PIMCO has hired Ronie Ganguly as a Senior Vice President and Asia Credit/Emerging Market Corporate Portfolio Manager. Mr Ganguly joined PIMCO on April 22nd and is based in the firm’s... Read more continue reading

SPAA to host 10th State Technical Conferences

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia offers tech-heads the perfect opportunity to boost their self-managed super fund expertise with registrations for SPAA’s annual State Technical Conferences series opening on Monday... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update

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Despite concerns about slowing global business conditions PMIs, share markets continued to surge over the past week with much better than expected US jobs data providing an additional push to... Read more continue reading

Lack of building raises possibility of an interest rate cut

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Dwelling approvals fell by 5.5 per cent in March, after rising by 3.0 per cent in February. Approvals are up 3.9 per cent over the year. House approvals fell by... Read more continue reading

Endowment Bonds: A new ‘planning tool’ for savings

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Endowment Bond Exchange Ltd (EBX) has launched a series of zero-coupon bonds known as Endowment Bonds that can be used to establish a cash flow stream for up to thirty... Read more continue reading

Consumers warned about scam impersonating ASIC

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ASIC urges the public to be wary of cold callers claiming to represent ASIC. Based offshore, these callers claim to be able to assist you in retrieving money lost in... Read more continue reading

The myth of the bond market bubble

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Suggestions that bond market “bubble” conditions exist can be misleading, and shouldn’t call into question the value of bonds in a portfolio, according to ‘Low yields and rising rates concerns:... Read more continue reading

ASIC health check on capital protected products

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ASIC has released a health check of the Australian market for unlisted retail structured products promoted as having capital protection or a capital guarantee. Key points: Capital protection or capital guarantee... Read more continue reading

FPA welcomes the new faces of financial planning

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) welcomes the new faces of financial planning to the professional body after already breaking 1,000 new members in financial year 2012-2013. Female financial planners represent... Read more continue reading