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All about the slack

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
..."but I get up again, you're never gonna keep me down" (continued from yesterday's blurb). Small and almost flat they may be, but gains in the major indices were enough to take Wall Street up again after getting knocked down the previous day through ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... Crown Resorts was down 15.5 cents to $15.85 after announcing a fresh bid to enter the Las Vegas casino market through the purchase of a site on the famous Strip. The big four banks and the major miners were all down, while consumer staples and the property ...

Not that time yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
"We think it's a significant package... Are we finished? The answer is no." "The Governing Council decided to intensify preparatory work related to outright purchases in the ABS market to enhance the functioning of the monetary policy transmission mechanism." ...

'As expected' changing expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate for a considerable time after the asset purchase program ends", No surprises too on the latest US economic scorecard, if anything it was an upside surprise. The first estimate ...

It's all about the US week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
Sit back and enjoy the first two days of this week for starting mid-week... financial markets' moods could swing - for the better or the worse - on America. Yes Virginia, this week is all about the US of A. Sure Virginia, there'll be speculations galore ...

Two property funds announce significant acquisitions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... buildings and site improvements. HPT will refurbish and extend the hospital during the early years of ownership. The property purchase will be funded by capacity within the debt facility of HPT, which currently has a gearing level of 21%, and the property ...

Another October to remember?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
Headlines upon headlines remains littered with MH17 and what happens next as the international community vents its anger on Russia. 'twas these headlines that reportedly downed Wall Street overnight. But we surely know what comes after the dip, 'eh ...

SMSFs stung by $1M property Ponzi scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) found that Patrick often formed companies to purchase properties for development. To obtain funds for the property development projects he allegedly persuaded investors to refinance ...

Life's a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
"Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace..." -- Imagine, John Lennon On their own, they could have been easily ignored by financial markets - and dip ...

A BRICS R5 Bank is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... main because is, don't we? It's the Fed and its commitment to remain easy "... for a considerable period after the asset purchase program ends". It won't happen overnight Virginia, but for sure, one day we'll get to the end of this "considerable period". ...