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Un-taper re-reflate

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014

... anticipated, the consequences for the US economy could lead the Fed to remove accommodation more slowly than otherwise."A Chicago Fed president Evans advised that the Fed should be "exceptionally patient" on rates lift off. Has the Fed lost its mojo? ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014

... news on Friday, Reserve Bank of Australia's head of payments policy department, Tony Richards, is slated to speak at the Chicago Payments Symposium in Chicago. NAB is due to release its inaugural Aust-Asia business engagement index. Meanwhile, the HIA-Cordell ...

ASIC bans person who made false Facebook investment claims

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014

... because it "never existed." According to ASIC Sappideen created false emails and trading statements that claimed to be from Chicago-based futures merchant, Advantage Futures LLC. One of the false statements showed an account with a market value worth ...

Billionaire makers: The cities growing the world's wealthiest

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014

... third place with 22 and 21 billionaires born in those cities respectively. Next were Hong Kong and Paris while Istanbul, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles and Singapore rounded out the top 10. "As the average age of a billionaire today is hovering ...

Another October to remember?

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014

... media stocks are in a bubble or close to reaching unsustainable levels." "Sixty-seven percent of those surveyed expect the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index to rise in the next six months." "Almost 70 percent of those surveyed said the ...

AMP rebuilds European team with key appointments

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014

... London-based role of head of European listed real estate. Hodgkins was a portfolio manager and an analyst at AMP Capital's Chicago office, and he will relocate to London to lead the team in the coming months. He has extensive experience covering real ...

Morningstar re-jigs Australasian team

HARRY PAGE | THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014

... also appointed Chris Douglas to the newly created role of director of the American regional data team. He will move to Chicago in September 2014.

Good or bad, it's all good

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014

... June from 56.4 in May - nor the 4.9% jump in US existing home sales in May that followed April's 1.5% increase nor the Chicago Fed's National Activity Index that went from minus 0.15 in April to plus 0.21 in May.... and get this, these improvements are ...

May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014

... payrolls increased by a better-than-expected 220,000 in April following an upwardly revised 209,000 gain in March; The Chicago PMI soared to a reading of 63.0 in April versus 55.9 in the previous month and expectations of 56.9. Maybe, just maybe... these ...

Considerable time to eliminate considerable slack

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014

... about "considerable slack" in the labour market when she spoke before the national conference on community reinvestment in Chicago and that, "The scars from the Great Recession remain, and reaching our goals will take time" - even citing "real people ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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