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Greece what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... worried about Greece these days - or not since September last year when Super Mario unveiled his secret weapon - the OMTs. Except for the Greeks, that is. They're still begging for bailout. Earlier this week, the troika - EU, ECB, IMF - dropped a cool ...

Economy 'not running out of puff': Wayne Swan

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... continuing prosperity will depend on the four fifths of our economy which is not mining or farming or manufacturing, and which, except for construction and utilities, is all services," Swan said. "We will depend on services growth for our increasing ...

RSM Bird Cameron expands through Queensland merger

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
Mid-tier accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron is merging with Brisbane-based firm MHM Accountants. Thirty MHM staff, including partners Frank Manning and Peter Hickson; and principal Tracy Herlihy, will join RSM Bird Cameron. Andrew Graham, RSM Bird Cameron's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has opened a touch higher, following the US lead after Wall Street edged up to new record highs. More sectors on the Australia bourse were making gains, but gold and mining stocks were the exception, pulled down by a fall ...

Former Perpetual exec to head Market Vectors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Former Perpetual and Credit Suisse product specialist Arian Neiron has been appointed managing director of Market Vectors ETF Trust's Australian business. Market Vectors is the exchange traded fund arm of US-based investment manager Van Eck Global. ...

Once more from the top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... Tennille...and baby, baby, central bankers did it again. Despite the absence of any significant news over the past 24 hours (except in Australia which we'll come to later), financial markets continued to bask in the afterglow of central banks' reassurances. ...

China's rebalancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... China's economy expanded by 7.7% in the year to the first quarter and though recent stats disappointed expectations, they (except for the PMI) still point to continued growth. Because of the PBOC's credit squeeze, growth forecasts for China are being ...

The Big Benny sings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... Bernanke sang on the 22nd of May. The June FOMC statement was practically a rehash of the one released after the May meeting...except for very few very minor tweaks. See for yourself here: http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/06/19/parsing-the-fed-how-the-statement-changed-31/ ...

ASIC releases more detail on limited AFS licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released guidance on applying for a limited Australian financial services (AFS) licence. The guide establishes the exact definition of a limited AFS licence and it gives more details on ...

Study finds dark pools damage market quality

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
Dark pools are damaging overall price discovery and market quality in the US, according to new research by Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC). Researchers from the Australian independent academic centre for capital market research looked ...