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Auld lang syne

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... of GDP at the end of September, up from 34% when the BOJ first implemented its bond buys in April 2013. And only last November, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) its key interest rates. These could delay the Fed's much-speculated rates-lift off this ...

A sign from the holy spirit?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... than the government's own forecast of 12.9 per cent just two weeks ago and Eurostat's estimates of 12.7 per cent last November. In its press release, Eurostat noted that it is "expressing a reservation on the quality of data reported by Greece, due to ...

Court rules against S&P in Lehmann Brothers class action

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... was subject to Australian jurisdiction. A settlement reached with the liquidators of Lehman Brothers in Australia last November will see 80 claimants recover about half of the $180 million in collective losses suffered on the derivative investments. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... Commonwealth Bank hit a record high of $79.95 in early trade, up 50 cents, and passing its previous high of $79.88 of last November. ANZ was eight cents stronger at $35.02, but Westpac was three cents lower at $35.83 and National Australia Bank had fallen ...

SelfWealth benchmarking index outperforms ASX200

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... weight of 5.78%. SelfWealth is a Melbourne-based business that has six employees and about 500 users. It was founded last November and it is an online community that allows investors to compare their portfolios with other users, the market and professionals ...

Peer-to-peer portfolio benchmarking gains appeal

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... scale from one to five. Ward, who has worked for 20 years in the financial services industry and funded SelfWealth last November, said that in this context, fund managers portfolios will have to change in order to differentiate themselves. "Services ...

New dealer group boss for IOOF

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... October 2012, and was in charge of an on-market takeover of the Perth-based Plan B business which was finalised last November. In the newly created role Farrell will be in charge of all of IOOF's financial planning businesses. He will report to managing ...

Bring it on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... highest in a month. OMG! I'm so scared. They're heading back up to the record 6.71% (Spain) and 7.29% (Italy) reached last November. You know the one -- the one that prompted the European Central Bank (ECB) to implement its long-term re-financing operation ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... its US Q1 and Q2 2012 growth projections to 2.9% and 2.8%, respectively - up from 1.7% and 1.9% it predicted only last November. The OECD has changed it tune from November 2011 when it lowered its growth forecasts for its members - and warned that the ...

A surplus in 2012/13, and then what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... budget deficit estimated in May 2011 to A$37 billion in its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) released last November. Today, we'll see new figures showing even that even this is off the mark - that the shortfall would be A$40 billion instead. ...