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China crashlands back to GFC days

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016

... China trade numbers for February are certainly ugly but they are also distorted. Distorted by the timing of the Lunar New Year, that is. A look back at history shows that Chinese exports surged by 48.3% in the year to February 2015. No one claimed that ...

A negative sum game

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016

... the ECB's message in its 21 January statement: "developments in the real economy... have improved. Yet, as we start the new year, downside risks have increased again amid heightened uncertainty about emerging market economies' growth prospects, volatility ...

Gold starts to glisten (like 2008?)

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016

... the experts who see the current global economic and financial backdrop shaping up to be a repeat of 2008. Early in the New Year George Soros made headlines with the CNBC headline: "Soros: It's the 2008 crisis all over again". This was followed not many ...

Fed's plan slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016

... consumption, would lead to a pick-up in inflation. The Fed was correct, the dot plots were right... at the time. Until the New Year, that is - when volatility increased sending equity markets in bear territory on the back of concerns over slowing global ...

Drown baby, drown

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016

Where have all the buyers gone? Two weeks into the new year and they're still MIA. Given recent events, they appear to be drowning - drowning in a sea of oil, that is....and there'll be more gushing out of the grounds soon, out of Iran as Friday's speculations ...

Parametric knows what keeps super trustees sleepless

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016

... chief executive Chris Briant said operational strategy and tax management will also feature on funds' agendas in the New Year. This is backed by a recent "Insomnia Survey" from Parametric's Sydney office where up to 100 super fund trustees told the firm ...

Japanese consumers a tad more confident

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016

... this year. Then again, the latest consumer confidence survey was conducted in mid-December 2015 - two weeks before the New Year upheaval in the financial markets that persists to this day.

China's January effect

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016

Happy New Year to all you gentle readers!... and it looks like we'd be needing more well-wishes of "A Happy and Prosperous New Year!" the way financial markets have panned out at the start of 2016. Equity markets around the globe dropped -- big time ...

OneVentures seeks super fund investment

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015

... with conditions such as dementia. The firm said it has lined up two co-investment opportunities to be offered in the New Year.

Aussies don't want gift of super this Christmas

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015

... Bourguignon believes it's crucial that Australians are managing stable cash-flow particularly throughout the Christmas and New Year period in order to meet longer term saving goals. "Clearly the cost of raising a family is an important factor. The summer ...

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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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