Weekly market update – week ending 5 July, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share market rose solidly over the last week buoyed by a bunch of good news including the latest US/China trade war... Read more continue reading

Saxo Q3 Outlook: The global fiscal panic

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Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, has published its Q3 2019 Quarterly Outlook for global markets, including trading ideas covering equities, FX, currencies, commodities, and bonds, as well... Read more continue reading

Liquidnet achieves record trading results in Asia Pacific

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Liquidnet, the global institutional investment network, has announced a new half year record with volume traded in the Asia Pacific region increasing by 12% compared to the same first half... Read more continue reading

Loans under Division 7A and the ATO’s Safe Harbour guidelines

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A limited recourse loan by a member’s family trust to their SMSF might be a Division 7A loan.  Can the loan comply with all the rules if it is in... Read more continue reading

MyState Bank cuts home loan interest rates

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In response to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) cash rate decision, MyState Bank has today announced a decrease to home loan interest rates of 20 basis points, effective 15... Read more continue reading

RBA cuts; Bonds do nothing; What’s going on?

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Introduction 24 hours before the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) handed down its decision to cut rates 25 basis points, I was questioning whether the RBA would cut in June.... Read more continue reading

Household Capital passes on full RBA interest rate to improve retirement funding

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Household Capital, an independent, specialist retirement funding provider, has announced it will again reduce the interest rate on its Household Loan in line with the RBA’s rate cut. Household Capital... Read more continue reading

Companies with stronger corporate reputations are more likely to withstand stock market shockwaves

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Companies with stronger corporate reputations are more likely to withstand stock market shockwaves reveals new research from AMO, the leading international strategic advisory network which includes Financial & Corporate Relations... Read more continue reading

Resimac acquires 15% of Asset Financier Positive group

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Leading non-bank mortgage lender Resimac Group Limited (ASX: RMC) today announced that it has acquired 15% of Adelaide-based fintech Positive Group which specialises in asset finance solutions for consumers, mortgage... Read more continue reading

Five reasons ASIC will reject your licence application

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ASIC rejects 30% of AFS licence applications and 24% of credit licence applications. In this article, we explain why it rejects applications and give you tips on how to avoid... Read more continue reading