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They will deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
The twisting and shouting we witnessed on Wall Street the previous day - with most other financial markets singing "joy to the world" - died down overnight. To be sure, the DJ's didn't turned off the music - they just changed the tune from hip hop ...

PIMCO urges SMSFs to get active

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... and low cost alternatives might be to the detriment of returns. "Given the dislocations and upheaval in global financial markets since the GFC, active managers are better placed to add value than they have been for a number of years," said Libby Newman ...

D-E-B-T

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... talk about debt baby. D-E-B-T the four letters that's currently giving political leaders massive headaches, financial markets their jitters and gold its shine. With only two weeks to go before the debt ceiling blows up and bites their collective behinds ...

You can't handle the truth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
Stressed out with debts and the financial markets? Better pop some more pills into your system - more is in store. If it's too good to be true, it's usually a stretch. There was good news - fantabolous news --out of debt-drowning Europe after the close ...

ASIC heats up insider trading investigations

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... execution strategies and algorithmic trading issues. "ASIC is building investor confidence by ensuring Australian financial markets are efficient and fair. We are doing this through thorough surveillance of the market and by taking pre-emptive action ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... meet the deadline could result in a US debt default, which would have disastrous effects for the economy and financial markets. Boehner, a Republican, said that dealing with Democrats on the issue has been like "dealing with Jell-O." Signs of healthy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... in danger of default. If a European country fails to pay its debts, it could cause widespread disruptions in financial markets and lead to a slowdown in lending. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 58.88 points, or 0.47 per cent, to close at 12,446.88. ...

Carbon blast from the GST past

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... total global carbon emission forecast for 2020. At least we can tell the world we're doing our part. And the financial markets' verdict? The All Ordinaries Index fell by 1.5% with share prices of coal makers, steel manufacturers and airlines bearing ...

Govt $41m finance centre launches new projects

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... equipment. "This team will examine a raft of issues, including the impact of recent technological developments in financial markets globally on market integrity and efficiency. High frequency trading (HFT) is one of those issues," Frino told Financial ...

Cry of the banshee

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... showed a wide divergence. You already know that the establishment survey - the one most quoted and followed by financial markets - showed an 18K gain in employment in June. But did you know that the household survey showed employment dropped by 445K ...