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Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
The bulls - already dwindling in numbers by the day - must now be starting to find religion as the only means of delivering them from eternal damnation - in the financial sense, of course. For this time, Virginia, the sky does really look like it's ...

Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
Stop right there. If you believe that last night's reversal of fortune on Wall Street was really, truly because of "improved data on the US housing market" as the Australian Financial Review puts it or "as Home Data Tempers Economic Concern," as per ...

Older investors dumping equities

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... suggesting an uplift, said Colonial First State Global Asset Management. The CFS-UWA Business School Equity Preference Index (EPI) - developed by Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) and the University of Western Australia Business School ...

Is this the crisis moment?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
This may be the one we've all been waiting for - the 'crisis moment' that pushes the region that shares a single currency into a unified course of action. Equity markets dropped big time overnight from New York to Rio and old London town - and of course ...

VIX says nearly shopping time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Armageddon. Catastrophe. Lehman Bros moment. GFC mark II. Game over. Funny but... haven't I heard all this before? Let me think. Yeah right. That's it. "Twas about four years ago when Lehman bit the dust. Remember how you - and your neighbours -- felt ...

China a good bet in the long run: Thawley

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
It would be crazy to bet against China's success in the long run, said Capital Group's Michael Thawley in a keynote address at Morningtar's Investment Conference. Thawley, senior vice president and international adviser, Capital Group, warned that political ...

Cheque's not yet in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
This Greek second bailout issue has become like that 'Pringles' ad - once you pop, you can't stop. Just when we thought that all was hunky-dory with regards to the Grecian circus, errr, crisis -- that the a,-130 billion bailout "hrimata" (money) was ...

Adviser obligations need to be institutionalised: AFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
Educating industry professionals and the public in general is vital if the advice profession is to overcome the reputation damage caused by events such as the collapse of Storm Financial, according to the head of the AFA. Speaking at the Association ...

UniSuper responds to criticism

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
UniSuper, one of Australia's largest super funds, came under attack last night, confirming that in the post-GFC volatile investment landscape no fund is immune from criticism. ABC's 7.30 news program last night ran a report on the $27 billion university ...

Uncertainty here we come (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
OMG! What in the effing world was he thinking? Just when we thought Europe was moving forward in the right direction, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou had to open his mouth and announce a "referendum" on whether or not his people would accept ...