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Going for gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012

No money in equities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... predicted a fall in the S&P 500. Seven months later, on 9 October, the S&P 500 index closed at a record high of 1565.15 points. Nice. And who could forget him spreading the word that, yes it's the S&P 500 again, that it would drop by another 26% before ...

You beauty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Looks like desperation did something nice to Wayne's budgeting prowess - digging deep, Australia's Federal Treasurer was able to pull something out of the hat, enabling the government to return the "budget to surplus on time and as promised". While ...

UniSuper bolsters listed infra exposure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... Standard. "We don't really have a bucket for infra we have to fill - it just so happens this sell-down was a case of getting a nice-sized parcel at reasonable price." "Investing in Transurban shares, as with all investments, is not without risk," Pearce ...

More wealth beyond resources

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... efficiency improvements to protect their resources portfolio may lose out, according to one UK fund manager. Once seen as 'nice to have', environmental resources are now viewed as limiting factors on economic growth in many countries, while the losses ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... to edge a bit higher. "We have seen materials (stocks) open higher today. Energy stocks are doing alright as well, after a nice move for oil on Friday." On the local bourse at 1206 AEDT on Monday, Ten Network Holdings was up two cents at 84 cents after ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/view/12731719/. I don't claim to be prescient - perhaps I just got lucky - but it certainly is a nice feeling. For reports out last night justified the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's (FSIU) view that with ...

Nikkei not nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Japanese equities started 2012 on the right foot with the Nikkei-225 index up by more than 4.0% in January. It is also now 7.9% above last year's low of 8,160.01 points. Viewed in this light, Japan's stock market appears to be in the mend. However ...

Nice one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... Australian equity market's dividend yield of 4.72% offers a premium over the 3.8% currently available on 10-year Australian bonds. Nice one, don't you think? ==================================== The Sydney breakfast session of this year's Financial Standard ...

Plan 5 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... Cameron faced criticisms from deputy PM Nick Clegg on his decision to opt out of the new EU treaty. Automatic sanctions. Nice. It'll deter nations from overspending and borrowing up beyond their eyeballs. But, how do you penalised a spendthrift government ...