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'Tis the season to be bubbly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013

Republicans vote that advisers have no best interest duty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
In scenes reminiscent of Australia's looming political debate to wind back the adviser best interest duty, the Republican-dominated Congress in the US has voted for a bill that allows advisers to act without putting their clients' best interests first. ...

Calendar says buy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
They did it again! Yes Virginia, Washington did what most Tom, Dick and Harriet expected it would do. It reached a compromise deal at the 11th hour. Wall Street's happy, especially those who stayed the course and saw through the political shenanigans ...

Last minute deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Stop the clock! A deal has been forged in Washington! Yes Virginia, it again played out as scripted - after so much grandstanding, with both sides holding their ground and a lotta hullabaloos...an agreement was struck...at the last minute. Were it not ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 15 and counting...2 days to go till the US debt hits the ceiling. So what else is new? True to form...and recent history, it looks like the political powers in Washington will again take it to the limit. US President Obama must be wishing ...

Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 14 and counting...3 days to go till the US debt hits the ceiling. But wait! There's news just out. Washington, it seems, is gonna kick the can a little farther. It won't be 22 November as reported last week, it'll now be 15 Feb 2014. Reuters ...

Washington watching Wall Street watch Washington

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets as traders reacted strongly to signs of a deal in Washington to avoid a dilapidating US debt default. At 0807 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
The Australian market is set to open lower ahead of the release of official jobs figures. At 0700 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 23 points at 5,117. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases September labour ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
The Australian stock market has opened lower for the fourth straight session as concerns about political gridlock in the US hit investor sentiment across the globe. A standoff between Republicans and Democrats in Congress has already caused the partial ...