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Bending it like Bernanke

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... be so lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky." But equity markets weren't so. Sure they've rebounded after the announcement but not enough to sit them in the black at the close of last night's trade. They were not impressed. Because... wait for it... here it comes... ...

Running of the bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... first three months of 2010. Never mind, this was yesterday's news. And didn't I tell you just yesterday this was pretty enough? Data out last night were one for the bulls - or at least, seen to be one for the bulls. I know they've outlawed bullfighting ...

Industry backs MySuper reforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... executive at the Council. "Without fixing the default fund award provisions, the whole reform package is undermined." Not enough? Financial planning bodies, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), said ...

Which way USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
"Am I not pretty enough?" - Kasey Chambers This remains 2010's biggest question as we bade July bye bye. Just look at Wall Street's reaction over the weekend when America's real GDP results for the second quarter was released. What reaction? There was ...

Boring

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... were mostly positive but these did not stop profit-taking on The Street. Good news on the US jobs front... but not good enough. Initial claims for unemployment insurance dropped by 11,000 in the week ended July 24 to 457,000 - less than the expected ...

Should super go social?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... online access to their account or enabling them to view their contribution records and monthly statements." "Nor is it enough to provide investment options and tools that help you assess your risk versus reward or the best investment mix. If you are ...

Planners risk buying bad businesses

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... planners looking to put their firms on the auction block - but planning groups that do buy risk failure as many do not focus enough on their acquisition's investment returns, according to AXA. Speaking at an AFA national roadshow last month, Steve Davidson ...

Stress test stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... must be... too good to be true. It must be! Reports show that the stress tests conducted by the CEBS was not stressful enough because they did not account for the majority of the banks' sovereign debt holdings on their balance sheets. The tests only ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... choppy trade on Friday ahead of the release of banks' stress tests, designed to show whether the banking system is strong enough to withstand fresh shocks. Dealers said sentiment got a boost from much better-than-expected British and German economic ...

Wall Street takes a dive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... zero in on these six words. The answer maybe as plain as Paul Briggs' reason for taking a dive. And we thought we've had enough of diving after the World Cup. Wall Street was just in no mood to fight today. Oh no dear boy! Not after the big drop it encountered ...