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Round and round we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... numbers. Yup, the go to reason whenever China refuses to kowtow down to their expectations. Much less succumb to the Chicken Little headline, "China hurtles towards its own version of the 1929 stock market crash... and Great Depression" (AFR) But nah ...

From Greece's frying pan into China's fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... economies. Less than 15% of household financial assets are invested in the stockmarket: which is why soaring shares did little to boost consumption and crashing prices will do little to hurt it. Many stocks were bought on debt, and the unwinding of these ...

Chexit, Checcident and Chimbo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... emerging markets index. So what (again)? The more the stock market collapses, the farther-fetched its inclusion. Ye men of little faith. The rapid fire succession of "market manipulating" measures recently announced by the Politburo is clear evidence ...

Australian shares up on ease over Greece

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... exit the euro zone. Australian shares have reclaimed Monday's heavy losses as investors realised Greece's troubles were of little consequence for Australia, Phillip Capital senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said. "With the equanimity from European ...

Lift preservation age to 65, save $7bn annually

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... accumulate more superannuation," they noted in their report. However, the PC added that "changing the Preservation Age will have little, if any, impact on the workforce participation of individuals who retire involuntarily - [which accounts for] almost ...

An ordinary trading day on D-day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... the sky did not fall on this day as financial markets did 'not' fear. Yes Virginia, did NOT fear. Despite the 'chicken little' headlines, the VIX index - the "fear gauge" - reached a peak reading of only 18.85 over the past month (15.8% below the 2015 ...

Greek crisis drives Australian market down

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... Greece is the culprit," CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said. He said although most Australian companies had little exposure to Greece and to Europe generally, equities investors were experiencing a crisis of confidence and were fleeing ...

Is content king for super funds?

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... people say, 'Oh, well here's a super fund with an opinion.'" He believes super funds are missing opportunities, having little or no sensitivity to the interests of their daily audiences. It is important to be finding new angles for each channel - be ...

Australians ill prepared for financial future

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Australians are potentially being complacent about their finances with little or no plans in place now and for the future, according to the latest survey data from CUA. More than half of the 1,061 Australians surveyed said they had no financial plans ...

Investors pretending there's value in the market

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... defensive sectors look particularly vulnerable to a correction. "You need the valuation discipline to spot when there's little opportunity," he continued. "To borrow a cricketing term, you have to wait for the loose ball. You don't have to hit every ...