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Calendar says buy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... 0.6% off US fourth quarter GDP growth from around 2.2% to 1.6%. That sort of growth keeps Fed taper at bay. Financial markets now expect the Fed to begin tapering by the middle of next year - instead of making its final withdrawal as previously feared. ...

Last minute deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... sustainable growth in their respective economies - in favour of devising plans to shield their economies and financial markets instead. Just in case. Now Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says, "The compromise we reached will provide our economy with ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... GOP's 232 (with 3 seats vacant). Too many chefs spoil the broth. Failing to be Li Keqiang, Obama's wishing for financial markets to act to force the political powers to act. Tsk, tsk...so far he's getting none of that either. In spite of the dire warnings ...

Catastrophe bonds offer answer to asset correlation problem

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... diversify their liabilities. The advantage for investors is that their values are driven not by movements in financial markets or interest rates, but by whether certain events, such as an earthquake in India, a Tsunami in Japan or a storm off the east ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... jumped as the stalemate in Washington over passing a budget and raising the debt ceiling takes a deeper toll on financial markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 159.71 (1.07 per cent) to 14,776.45. The broad-based S&P 500 sank 20.67 (1.23 per ...

Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... This little Ben quotes soul singer and composer singer Ben to explain Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's influence on financial markets. The US government is officially closed for business. Not good for the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker servicing ...

Morningstar appoints director of Client Solutions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
... region head for Standard & Poor's in Tokyo, where he managed the Ratings and Capital IQ divisions. "The region's financial markets are still in the early stages of development, and there are many opportunities where Morningstar can help investors navigate ...

BNP appoints new head of APAC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... Wealth Management in the UK and chairman of the organisation. With about 30 years of international experience in financial markets, she is based in London and reports to BNP's chief executive Philippe Marchessaux. Vincent Camerlynck will be BNP's chief ...

UBS Australasia head steps down

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... the largest global asset management businesses in the Australian market. Doherty has 20 years' experience in financial markets and has been with UBS since 2011. As head of wholesale for Australasia he was responsible for growing business across advice ...

Hedge fund industry calls for consistent global regulatory framework

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... growth," AIMA chair Kathleen Casey said. "It is in the deepest interests of the global hedge fund industry that the financial markets on which it operates are well-functioning. This is why we have worked to develop our 2009 platform further, also addressing ...