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The Grinch is stealing Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
Where would this, 'tis the season to be jolly, without the Grinch stealing Christmas? Just when we thought financial markets would be jingling all the way into the New Year - helped by the unarguably strong US employment report for November - we're ...

Are we there now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... strength and oil price weakness which at the very least keep a lid on US inflation. Then again, I know what I'll want for Christmas (aside from my two front teeth) when it comes to a choice between paying zero interest rates from zero income (no job) ...

ECB came bearing no pre-Xmas cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... You get the drift. Last night, Super Mario has deflated hopes that the ECB would be jingling their bells this side of Christmas. But not to worry, "the relevant Eurosystem committees have stepped up the technical preparations for further measures, which ...

Westpac looks at centralising investment functions

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
Westpac is currently reviewing its investment functions and is expected to announce the changes before Christmas. A spokesperson confirmed that Westpac was "looking at centralising a few things to bolster the business," adding that no further information ...

Santa came to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound." -- Clement Moore, 'Twas the Night before Christmas' Nah, 'tis still a month away but not only jolly old St. Nick but also Santa Claus came to town -- one putting presents ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... indicated by low, down on the ground, volatility. Well they got their wish - and long before the gift-giving season that is Christmas. Though it closed at a reading of 26.25 by the time we woke up, the CBOE VIX index - that measure of volatility and ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

... will start within 18 months. This means 10,000 new jobs. The $18 billion East West Link in Melbourne starts work before Christmas and will create 6,000 new jobs. And billions of dollars of work will soon start on the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing ...

Timely market surge for a tough budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Looks like someone forgot to tell the stock markets that we're already halfway through May - halfway through the month that's statistically biased towards losing money. Market action over the past 24 hours shows that most have not gone away and those ...

Ripoll demands parliamentary debate for FoFA reforms

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... enough loopholes through which to drive a very large truck. The devil is in the detail and the detail delivered in the Christmas break is only now being properly understood." Ripoll singled out the end of the credible best interest protection test and ...

FEATURE: The myth of the outlook

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... James Fernyhough asks, does anyone really have a clue about what to expect for 2014? In the eerily quiet lull between Christmas and Australia Day, as the financial services community goes into a sort of summertime hibernation, it can be hard to find ...