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Japan does a double double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
It appears that for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) it's not a case of "be careful what you wish for..." and positive thinking for it's not working positively on its economy. Despite repeating the mantra that the economy continue to recover moderately and that ...

Paris adds to the "why nots" for a December lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
Media coverage and expert analyses of the brutal terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday the 13th continues to this day. We extend our deepest sympathies and prayers to all Parisians - their families, friends and loved ones - and other citizens of the ...

A December lift if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
"At this point, I see the U.S. economy as performing well." "Domestic spending has been growing at a solid pace." "If we were to move, say in December, it would be based on an expectation, which I believe is justified, that -- with an improving labor ...

Rusting still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
Iron ore prices have tried to get back up twice this year, only to be knocked back down each time. After dropping to a 10-year low of US$46.70 a tonne back in April this year, the price of iron ore rallied by 40% to US$65.40 a tonne by mid-June only ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
Despite succumbing to heightened financial market volatility in August and September, the Japanese equity market remains an outperformer. From January through to yesterday, 21 October, the Nikkei-225 index has risen by 6.3%. While down from the 19.4% ...

Australian Unity strengthens Diversified Property Fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
The Australian Unity Diversified Property Fund has purchased an industrial property in Melbourne's south east for $15.1 million. The property, 19 Corporate Avenue, Rowville, is a 20,950 square-metre site which incorporates a modern, 12,300 square-metre ...

CBA's advice review compensates 19 clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
The compensation program set up by Commonwealth Bank (CBA) to compensate victims of bad advice has reviewed over 8,800 cases and compensated only 19 clients. In total, the bank has offered $950,252 in compensation, but paid $488,815 as of 31 August ...

AMP China Fund changes "too weak": unit holders

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
The largest independent unit holder of the China Growth Fund (AGF) has labeled AMP Capital's effort to reduce the discount "extremely disappointing and too weak." LIM Advisors is directly contacting other unit holders of the fund as it considers that ...

Australian pre-retirees streets ahead of US

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
Industry bodies often say people's super savings will not fund a comfortable retirement, but new stats from the US show just how far ahead Australia is. Figures from US researcher Bankrate show that 26% of Americans ages 50 to 54 have no savings. That ...

KPMG pinpoints stagnant insurance industry

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
The insurance industry is struggling to innovate, according to KPMG global research. KPMG's report, 'A new world of opportunity: The insurance innovation imperative', is based on an April 2015 survey of 280 insurance executives across 20 countries ...