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US bond yields zipped by ZIRP?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
A trading day short of six months into 2014 and yields on 10-year US government benchmark bonds have dropped to 2.54% -- exactly 50 basis points below the 3.04% they were fetching at the birth of 2014. What's interesting Virginia, is that this is happening ...

Government plays down support for royal commission

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... financial governance going on now. We want to get to the bottom of these things, and we want to ensure that investors are as safe as they can be in a market economy." Finance Minister Matthias Cormann also dampened ideas about the possibility of a deeper ...

IFM bets $1bn on US shale gas revolution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... of LNG. IFM has got in early, as construction is not due to be finished until 2018. However forecasts suggest it will be a safe bet. The US Energy Information Administration has estimated that exportation of natural gas will peak at 3.5 trillion cubic ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... becomes 2015. The rationale du' jour for the A$ continued climb is that the A$ has just had an identity change - it is now a safe-haven currency - because of Australia's strong growth, it's AAA-rated debt, its high yield. That takes care of Iraq and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... crude producer Iraq, traders said. And gold hit a two-and-a-half week peak at $US1,277.65 per ounce, as investors sought a safe-haven investment. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed following a Wall Street sell-off, as oil prices hit a nine-month high ...

Exceeding your MAXpectations

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
As I count down to the final hours before the weekend, my mind is already racing to next Wednesday, when we host our annual forum and awards for sales and marketing professionals in financial services (a.k.a. MAX). MAX is inspired by TED, the widely-lauded ...

Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
Yes, no, maybe... I don't know. It's another happy day for the stock markets, hoisted up by the news du jour of positive indications from the latest PMI survey readings. Yes. The Markit Economics index of US manufacturing rose to a flash reading of ...

FPA campaigns for a separation of product and advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... form of FoFA, on June 17. "We are an eternity from seeing comprehensive and viable protections that offer an appropriate safe haven to investors who should expect that financial advice -not product sales- always be given in their best interest," the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is weaker as disappointing European growth numbers overnight sent investors looking for safety. Share markets on Wall Street, Europe and in Asia fell heavily along with commodity prices. German bonds and US treasuries rose. ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten