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Investors complacent of inflation risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
Investors should prepare their portfolios for rising prices now, before the price of inflation protection products soars, a senior QIC portfolio manager has warned. With global economic conditions improving, central banks are expected to start unwinding ...

Move the goalpost Mark

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... (June). Now it's a non-Briton who'll be given the credit for all the wonderful things developing in the British economy. Never mind that since becoming governor of the BOE, and apart from introducing forward guidance, Mark Carney has kept monetary policy ...

Hood Sweeney merges with Shearer + Elliss

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... the leading edge. Partnering with the respected and experienced team at Shearer + Elliss is with this objective firmly in mind," he said. Rowe hinted at further M&A activity with aims to reach $30 million in turnover in five years through "organic and ...

Feds speak Fedspeak yet again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013

Good, bad: all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... consensus expectations for a 2.0% rate. 'Twas so good taper's on its way...and sooner-than-you can spell December. Never mind that a meaty chunk of the third quarter growth was due to inventories. Though I still maintain that most of the build-up in ...

China's party plans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

Now for a taper in December

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013

Savings trap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... If this is the effect of taper speculation, I hate to imagine what could happen if the Fed actually starts tapering. Never mind, bad data, good data, as long as Wall Street's happy, we're happy too. The Australian bourse soared to its biggest one-day ...

Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... matter which stock you buy - especially those with "dot com" extensions on their names - they soared. Profits? Revenues? Never mind them, the number of 'eyeballs' were enough reason to buy. The same way that the 'thought' that house prices would rise ...

Industry funds and corporates must talk more: Sherry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... funds arrive at share voting decisions, according to former Labor minister for superannuation Nick Sherry. With this aim in mind, Citi, where Sherry is now senior advisor for superannuation and pensions, is next week holding a half-day forum in Sydney ...