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Equity value - cheap or the new normal?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
There must be some truth in reports that came out a few days ago, that Australians have now surpassed the Brits as the world's biggest whingers. Whinge, whinge, whinge. This went on full display right here, right now after the RBA decided to give the ...

"If it becomes necessary" time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
Stop looking. There are no ifs, no ands, no ors, and no buts to find, it's getting ugly out there. Oh yes Virginia, the combed over look ugly as events and indicators of the past week suggest that we are coming into, if not already in, a perfect storm. ...

UHNW households top global growth: BCG

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
Ultra high net worth households topped global private wealth growth in 2011, according to Boston Consulting Group, with a further 8% rise in segment wealth predicted over the next five years. Wealth held by ultra-high net worth (UHNW) households, defined ...

Down and out in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
May's over. It's done, dusted, it's obituary is written and save for the diehard bulls - and perhaps, Warren (of the "be greedy when others are fearful" fame), best forgotten. Just our luck 'ey Virginia, the euro tragedy did a replay last month, giving ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
The Australian share market remained in the red by noon on fresh concerns over Europe's debt crisis, with consumer staples stocks bucking the downward trend. At 1200 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 51.4 points, or 1.26 per ...

FS Private Wealth launches

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Financial Standard has today launched FS Private Wealth: The Journal of Family Office Investment. FS Private Wealth is a quarterly journal, set in magazine format, aimed at bringing the latest articles and research relevant to the family office community. ...

Show me the stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Think somebody forgot to remind the Australian stock market that we're still in May. Sell, sell, sell in May remember? The All Ordinaries index jumped just a few points shy of a full percent yesterday despite a negative lead in the final day of trading ...

Coin toss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
Now look at that! Wall Street and most European stock markets ended on the plus side last week despite that nagging Grexit feeling - and its potential to be followed by an Irexit, Portexit, Spanexit and Italexit - that'll culminate in a eurozone kaboom. ...

Industry questions RE concept after Trio collapse

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
An in-house responsible entity has been singled out as a common theme between Trio and other collective investment collapses since 2007, although industry insiders have labelled the comment a rehash of an old debate. "While the report shared around ...

IMCA: Asset allocation future uncertain

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... risks that they are dealing with," said Tim Unger, senior investment consultant at Towers Watson. "It's also very hard to predict the future and the best bet is holding a range of assets." "There has been a lack of leadership in terms of real lack of ...