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Santa Mario brings cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... his predecessor's - Jean-Claude Trichet - code word for "rate cuts" back in his days. The super one also reiterated his pledge to use "all tools" at his disposal to lift growth and inflation. So what could Santa Mario's bag of goodies contain? a) a further ...

Ellerston named hedge fund of the year

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
The Ellerston Australian Market Neutral Fund has taken home the 2015 Australian Hedge Fund of the Year award. Hedge funds of all styles and sizes were recognised at the Hedge Funds Rock event in Sydney's glitzy Ivy Ballroom. Ellerston also collected ...

Chinese whispers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... (http://seekingalpha.com/article/3360385-beijing-might-have-included-a-boomerang-in-its-a-shares-rescue-package) Pauline argues that, "Among the confidence boosters for the market last week was a pledge by the nation's major brokerages to buy more stocks ...

Advisers to remain at centre of CBA: Narev

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev has insisted that despite the challenges the bank has faced in its financial advice business and in spite of widespread digitisation, face-to-face planners will remain at the heart of the company's business ...

86 billion Euros are in the mail, just

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
It's a deal! Well, er, not quite. He huffed and he puffed and he beat his chest. In the end, Greek PM Tsipras got his cake... on his face! Tsipras urged the Greeks to do what he say -- vote "Oxi" to the reforms for bail out conditions proposed by its ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... (0.99 per cent) at 2,121.24. Analysts attributed the rally largely to Wednesday's Federal Reserve policy announcement and pledge from Chair Janet Yellen that the US central bank will raise interest rates from near-zero levels only gradually. "The key ...

Mi problema su problema

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
"I got chills, they're multiplying..." What's that Virginia? You're sick of hearing and reading about Greece? Not as I am about ranting about it for the umpteenth time, believe you me. Each time the Greek "crisis' re-emerges, we get this volatility ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set for a fairly flat open after an up and down night on Wall Street. At 0658 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,581. US stocks moved into positive territory following ...

Mocking Maastricht

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Is there? Is there not? A deal between 'the institutions' and Greece? It's a mere three winks away to crunch time and yet, there's still conflicting news on whether or not 'the institutions' would give Athens the euros it needs to repay one of 'the ...

CFA Societies wants industry professionals to swear oath

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... the body called for all industry practitioners to follow the example of CFA charter holders. "We have taken a personal pledge to protect the rights of investors who entrust us with their money. This is a pledge we recommit to every year and which we ...