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Can't fix what's not broken, yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... Virginia it's a 50-50 call. It's an even split right down the middle. Apart from being seen as a very brave soul in trying to predict what's inside the heads of the RBA Board members, punters won't want to be caught with their pants down one more time ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
One quarter down and so far... so fantabolously fabulous. Oh yeah, oh yeah. Those of you who are omni-connected to your iGadgets would no doubt have read the news by now (nay, two days ago) about how Wall Street's two most watched indices - the Dow ...

Boring same old, same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... Swan. Hope you're listening. Nevertheless these are already known knowns. Nothing new. Even the latest OECD predictions predict this when it upgraded its OECD growth estimates but warned that the eurozone would struggle to grow this year. The OECD raised ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
There seems to be a sense of calm in the financial markets these days. An eerie calm that makes one wonder what lies inside investors' heads. And usually times like these - times when the market is consolidating - they suggest that the market may have ...

No fear no greed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
"U.S. Stocks Fall as Commodities Decline on China Concern" -Bloomberg "Chinese growth concerns drag equities, $A lower" -Australian Financial Review "Investors Should Be Getting Out' of Stocks" -Bloomberg TV These were the Chicken Little headlines that ...

When optimism rains, it pours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
It really does pour when it rains. I'm talking about the pouring of positive economic and survey stats primarily out of America in recent months and the optimism it engenders in investors everywhere and the virtuous cycle that this optimism has started ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
Is this what the other side looks like? 'Twas exactly a week ago today that financial markets suffered an attack of the jitters as all things dark and gloomy flashed before their eyes. You, I and Irene remember that day oh so well. The day there was ...

Govt push for foreign infra investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
Federal Government Trade Minister Craig Emerson has argued in favour of foreign investment in local infrastructure, particularly in water and farming. In an interview with ABC Radio, Minister Emerson said overseas investment could help make Australia ...

Gen Y aiming high: REST

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
The majority of Gen Ys have high aspirations for their futures, with two thirds expecting to work as hard, if not harder than their parents to achieve their desired lifestyle. A new survey by REST Super looks at the "wealth style" of 600 18 to 30 year ...

Aus fixed income ETF providers talk up offerings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Blackrock today announced its exchange traded fund (ETF) business iShares will launch three fixed income ETFs on the ASX, joining Russell Investments, which announced their offering last week. Vanguard and State Street are yet to reveal details of their ...