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Positive economic sentiment stirs interest for small caps

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... global financial crisis, China moderating its own growth and a higher level of confidence over the European economy, investors feel now more confident. Political certainty in Australia after the federal elections and a pick up on consumer confidence ...

Tony, SBY and Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
Were it not for the Australia-Indonesia spat, financial market activity's turning out just as I feared at the start of this week - dull and boring. What's in a word? Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott refused to say "sorry" (ala Johnnie Howard) only ...

CB onslaught

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
Dull and boring or excitements galore. This is how I see this week's financial market activity Virginia - the week when major central banks dominate. We'll be given an intimate look at the debates and discussions on monetary policy at the US Federal ...

Investor appetite for global markets on the rise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... risk through multiple regions. Investing in international funds gives them access to markets and regions that they may not feel comfortable about investing in directly." The survey found 34% of respondents intend to invest in multiple region international ...

Banks' super products set to be next industry battlefield

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... give them a head-start. "If customers already have other products with us and we are their main transaction bank account, we feel we have a massive opportunity to continue with that," BT Financial Group head of Retail and Corporate Superannuation Vicki ...

Customers accuse NAB of "predatory lending" in Senate inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... was a textbook case of unconscionable predatory lending," he said. "These people were keen to get a loan and some actually feel like it is an honour or achievement if a bank is good enough and respectful enough and trusting enough to give them the money." ...

RBA and Melbourne Cup two-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Punters could enjoy a two-fecta today - the day when the Melbourne Cup meets with the RBA interest rate announcement - should the odds in their favour go. Odds-on are for the RBA to stay (on monetary policy) and Fioreno to win (the Cup). On the surface ...

Count's research head stands down amid restructure

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013

While America was shuttered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
We now resume normal programming, now that the 2013 season of Washington's "when the shutdown meets the ceiling" theatre is over. Let's watch the China channel. The economy's going where PM Li likes it to be - GDP growth quickened to 7.8% in the third ...

Sunsuper launches MySuper fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... cost-effective, default superannuation product with a single, diversified investment strategy to those members who don't feel comfortable making the investment decision on their own," he said. "Sunsuper has gone one step further and introduced a MySuper ...