rates

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...

Funds management

Which countries are best navigating a slowdown?

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. ...

Funds management

‘Lower for longer’ for yields

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

Funds management

Which bonds funds have navigated the rate cut best?

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%....

Financial planning

Rate cuts 'kick in the guts' for retirees

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...

Funds management

Will further lowering of interest rates be beneficial?

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...

People & Products

Jobs at risk as Deutsche Bank exits global equities

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

Policy & Regulation

Regulators band together to urge LIBOR transition

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

Life/Risk

Rate hikes signal what’s to come for home loans

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....