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Damned if they do, damned if they don't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... non-members by 600,000 barrels per day starting 1 January 2017 and would last for six months, sending oil prices soaring. Brent oil ended the year 2016 at US$54.96/barrel - up 50.1% for the full year and up 111.3% from the 2016 low of US$26.01/barrel ...

Less than expected but good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... imports rose by 1.2% in the year to February, this appears to be a function of the surge in oil prices over the same period - Brent oil jumped by 55.1% over the same period. This is underscored by the sharp increase in imports of mineral fuels (up38.1%) ...

No other way but up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... way into the domestic economy - and this comes at a time when crude oil prices have started to reverse their upward trend. Brent oil prices have slumped by 8.8% from their 2017 highs while the price of WTI oil has fallen by 11.0%. Not surprisingly, 10-year ...

TCorp unveils new leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
TCorp confirmed its new executive lineup, following news yesterday of Stewart Brentnall's appointment as chief investment officer. In addition to Brentnall, TCorp has also welcomed Paul Verschuer as its new general manager, financial markets; formerly ...

ANZ appoints wealth CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
ANZ named the man to take over the reins as chief investment officer for its Wealth Australia division. Mark Rider, currently head of investment strategy and asset allocation, will step into the role as of 10 March 2017. Rider succeeds Stewart Brentnall ...

Energy fuels US cross-border inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... reading since July 2014. The price of WTI oil went up by 8.8% in the month of December and 44.8% over the past 12 months. Brent oil rose by 14.6% in the month and 50.1% over the year.

CPI says RBA no go on Melbourne Cup Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... results. Decline in commodity prices... no more. This year to date, S&P GSCI commodity prices index has risen by 19.7%, Brent oil's up 38.5%, Iron ore by 43.6% and World Bank data shows the Australian Coal price has risen by 40% in the first nine months ...

Oil's rally could slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... US$10 before "money managers in the market conceded that matters had gone too far". These were the price of a barrel of Brent and crude oil circa January this year - the 13-year low prices that proved to be the bottom of the oil barrel. The International ...

Erin Truscott named AFA Rising Star

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... fellow finalists Peter Hodgson from ANZ Financial Planning; Cathryn Gross from The Wealth Network; AMP Financial Planning's Brent Story; Synchron's Maritza Kriel; and Gregory Adam Bloom from Yellow Brick Road. In making the announcement AFA chief executive ...

AFA Rising Star finalists announced

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
... AFA Rising Star of the Year Award finalists are: Peter Hodgson - ANZ Financial Planning Cathryn Gross - The Wealth Network Brent Story - AMP Financial Planning Maritza Kriel - Synchron Gregory Adam Bloom - Yellow Brick Road Erin Truscott - Financial ...