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Gloom and doom news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015

... action by six of the world's biggest central banks - US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Swiss National Bank. The only problem I have is determining if markets have already bottomed or whether there's ...

Water, water everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015

Super Thursday. This is the term coined for the Bank of England's (BOE) data dump - announcing the monetary policy committee's (MPC) decision on interest rates, the MPC meeting minutes that led to the decision and the quarterly inflation report all ...

Lift-off on Carney's mind

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015

It's now safe to go back in the waters... This, perhaps, was what's in Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney mind when, a day after news of the Greek deal, he told the UK Treasury select committee that: "The point at which interest rates may begin ...

Market to open lower

AAP | FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015

... benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading companies ended the day 1.40 per cent ahead at 6,581.63 points, after the Bank of England decided to keep its main lending rate at 0.50 per cent, where it has stood for more than six years. But it was largely reports ...

PROFILE: Stanford Brown chief executive Jonathan Hoyle

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015

... The company made a terrible bet on the direction of UK interest rates and had to be basically bailed out by the Bank of England." S.G. Warburg was purchased by Swiss Bank Corporation in 1995 and became UBS Warburg after SBC merged with UBS in 1998. In ...

No downing the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015

... full-fledged rout. Perhaps, the Fed would find reasons to delay instead, just as the first central bank - the Bank of England (BOE) -- speculated to be the first off the rank to normalise policy did and has done again. Around this time last year, markets ...

Pubs satisfying BlackRock income thirst

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015

... three roots of investors and each has about the same amount. UK domestic investors hold about $500 billion, the Bank of England owns $350 billion and non-UK investors own about $500 billion," Thiel said. "The perception of the election is incredibly ...

BOE no change, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015

As expected, the Bank of England (BOE) decided to do nothing at its 9 April monetary policy meeting, stating that: "The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting today voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to ...

'Brexit' betting booths now taking bets

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015

... markets. Having typed "forward guidance" reminded me of the man who brought it first to central banks' lexicon - Bank of England's (BOE) Canadian central bank import, Mark Carney. Mark Carney has not lifted a finger - no alteration in monetary policy ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015

... program on Monday. At closing, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.61 per cent to 6,961.14 points, as the Bank of England decided to hold interest rates at record lows. Frankfurt's DAX 30 closed one per cent higher to 11,449.30 points, and the ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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