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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011

Rewarding wishful thinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... adding that the discussion needed to be revisited at their next meeting." That's European for "shared view" for you. The problem is financial markets discourage concrete, concerted and real actions towards a final resolution of the debt crisis every ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... Affairs Commissioner said leaders were working on a plan to help banks. The lack of movement on a solution to the Greek problem raised the prospect that holders of Athens' debt, already expecting to take a 20 per cent "haircut" on its value, could now ...

Bear killer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... the meantime, expect continued volatile trading conditions until the Europeans announce to back Greece (and all other problem members) at all cost and without reservations or allow Greece to default or kick it out of the Eurozone. Not exactly, the 'in ...

Legal threats loom over poor SMSF advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... rules on SMSFs. "It is difficult to see how an adviser isn't leaving themselves open for potential legal action should a problem arise with the terms of trust they have recommended to their clients," said Batten. "I am of the view that the SMSF will ...

Super funds call for calm amid market fall

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
As misery spreads through global stock markets, Australian investors are reminded to wait patiently for a turnaround in fortunes to ensure they don't lock in their losses. The continued extreme volatility saw the Australian stock market fall to its ...

US adviser fiduciary rule stalls

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
Concerns that the US Department of Labor's new definition of fiduciary duty for financial advisers is too demanding has prompted the retirement savings regulator to re-initiate industry discussions, a process that some believe may take up to two years. ...

Twisting the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... offers something for investors, inflation watchers, deficit worry-warts and credit-ratings agencies. It addresses the problem of lowering the cost of capital for businesses and homeowners, most of which are tied to the rates of longer-term Treasuries ...

IMF says prepare to buy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
This might be it folks! The one we've all been waiting for - the catalyst, the contrarian indicator to end all contrarian indicators. It's all over the news. No, it's not the credit ratings agencies' - which seemed to have been trigger-happy these past ...

Glimmer of hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... that could last until the next debt repayment comes due and Greece comes back to the bargaining (nay, begging) table. The problem with this is that, as the past months have shown time and again, the Europeans don't use the lull to devise a more credible ...