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Tides to turn for Platinum: Neilson

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... Platinum's investment strategy. "We go through periods where we are out of sync with markets because of what we do. And I don't mind telling you, I was not happy when everyone was so risk-averse that they were just buying these predictable companies... ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... average of 30 percent a year from 1986 through 2010". Don't sneeze at the venue where he chose to tell the world what's on his mind either. According to Reuters, the Ira Sohn Investment Conference is "an annual charitable event where big-name hedge fund ...

Number of instos prioritising risk doubles since GFC

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
The proportion of investment organisations placing risk management as their highest priority has more than doubled since before the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) commissioned by State Street ...

RBA to raise rates in Wayne's world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
Stop right there! Thank you very much. If you still haven't made up your mind which way to bet on which way the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would go on interest rates at 230 PM AEST today, stop! I'll spare you the anguish, the anxiety, the suspense. ...

Losing triple A by trying to maintain AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013

May Day happy day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... from this measure. We will address and cope with these consequences if we decide to act. We will look at this with an open mind and we stand ready to act if needed." Negative interest rates would encourage banks to lend out their excess reserves instead ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... fell. So did the Nikkei and the Shanghai Composite. Yes, Virginia, those nasty sprinkles started in our time zone. Never mind the interplay of global economic forces on domestics, the domestic releases are nasty, nasty by their lonesome. In Australia ...

A lesson against austerity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... historical stats show the bulls stop running and the bears have their way. But maybe...not this May. Not if investors keep in mind the current market mantra that 'what is bad is good and what is good is well, good'. The Fed will keep on giving until ...

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... expectations. Rate cut calls now because the March jobs numbers surprised way below - four times less - than expected. Never mind that a broader look at the Australian Labour Force report shows that on average more jobs are being created one average ...

May's not far away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... estimates for profit and 49 percent have exceeded sales forecasts...". No it's selling time folks. The eco stats say so. Never mind that the index of US leading indicators had been posting monthly gains over the past six months (except for an unchanged ...