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Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... "The era of easy money is shaping up to keep going into 2014" - comes true. It quoted Morgan Stanley's co-chief global economist Joachim Fels saying, "We are at the cusp of another round of global monetary easing". Hip, hip... Mo' money for you and for ...

Higher inflation triggered by central bank decisions

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The US Federal Reserve's decision to put tapering on hold has heightened the risk of developed world economies entering a period of higher inflation, according to Ardea Investment Management principal Tamar Hamlyn. The fixed-income specialist said that ...

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 ...

NZ Super CEO appointed deputy chair of IFSWF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... Zealand Superannuation Fund - Orr was deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Prior to that he was chief economist at Westpac Banking Corporation. "The IFSWF is now establishing a permanent secretariat, having initially worked with the International ...

UBS nabs head of Investment Strategy from CFS

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... Portfolio Manager of GIS. She has 18 years of investment experience and has previously worked in investment specialist and economist roles at Baillie Gifford (Edinburgh), BT Investment Management, Westpac Investment Management and Credit Suisse First ...

ASIC, "twin peaks" model faces review

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... on Ricky Gillespie," Williams said. "We need to ask if they have sufficient powers and if they are resourced enough." Economist and former Liberal Party leader John Hewson welcomed the incoming government's commitment to reform ASIC. He added that the ...

December taper, pants on fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013

Surprise tapering delay boosts Australian shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... taking about tapering since May and the market had factored that in," said AMP head of investment strategy and chief economist Shane Oliver. "The decision is unambiguously positive for equities. The US was up and that confidence has flown straight into ...

Taper? What taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013

John Hewson calls for overhaul of superannuation system

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... conduct an overhaul of the superannuation system to loosen the Labor Party's grip on the sector. The former politician and economist told Financial Standard that the superannuation industry is weakened by an on-going political agenda and has called for ...