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Insult me, insult you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... wouldn't give a damn. There's a new twist in the tale of this ever so twisted Greek saga. In less than a week, financial markets were treated to a roller coaster ride of emotions. Fear, that the Greek Parliament wouldn't pass austerity measures. Elation ...

CBA profits up 19%, wealth mgmt struggles

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... businesses with earnings for wealth management and institutional banking and markets impacted by volatility in global financial markets," said CBA. The wealth management arms' funds under administration were $184 billion as at December 31, a 4% decrease ...

Market provides opportunities for absolute return investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... ability to stabilise portfolios and enhance investor wealth through arguably one of the most challenging times for financial markets. David Millar, UK-based investment director for multi-asset investing at Standard Life Investments said the absolute ...

Cheque's not yet in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... the Netherlands and Finland are increasingly urging a Greek default." Perhaps they've been emboldened by the financial markets' seemingly nonchalant reaction to these latest episode of the Greek saga. Despite last night's Greek bailout setback, the equity ...

The martyrdom of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
Hero! Legend! Happy Valentine's Day Greece. I heart you Greece. There's no two ways about it, financial markets responded with a warm, fuzzy feeling (in their pockets) to the Greek Parliament's V-day present - approval of the latest austerity package ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... loud, you'll cause a landslide, Mr. Jones." - The Bee Gees, New York Mining Disaster The optimism that warmed financial markets for the best part of the first six weeks of 2012 has been dented by the comeback of the European sovereign debt crisis. Not ...

Volatility is MIA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... wrong, wrong. Volatility, instead, has gone MIA. Reports out last night should have provided the catalyst for financial markets to jump around between jubilation and despair. Jubilation on news that Greek pollies have agreed to adopt more austerity measures ...

ESSSuper names new chief executive officer

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... executive, following the resignation of Michael Dundon last year. He has had more than 20 years' experience in financial markets and has held senior roles in finance, strategy and mergers and acquisitions across the superannuation and the funds management ...

Fears Volcker Rule will hit sovereign bond trading

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... owning, investing in or sponsoring a hedge fund or private equity fund, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. The rule is named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker who proposed the new restrictions as ...

Enough of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
There's a certain kind of hush all over the world overnight as financial markets turned their attention back to the Greeks and their seemingly never-ending negotiations with their benefactors - the IMF, the EU, the ECB... and private creditors. Ahhh ...