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Read the data not the Fed's lips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Yes, no, maybe, I don't know. Sit down, buckle up and hang on Virginia for we're heading into the 'Hole' - Jackson Hole, that is. There'll be to-ing and fro-ing aplenty leading up to Janet's homily at 'The Hole' this coming Thursday and Friday and perhaps ...

Australian elections just gave uncertainty a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
"As a historian, I fear that Brexit could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also of western political civilization in its entirety." -Donald Tusk, President of the European Council I thought he went over the top and got carried ...

Investec appoints new managing director

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... heads up the corporate advisory team. Lazzoppina recently advised Air New Zealand in relation to its sale of a 20% stake in Virgin Australia, and previously acted for Recall on its demerger from Brambles as well as a number of agricultural transactions ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
Woe is us. Australians all, let's not rejoice! The Australian equity market's reaction to the better-than-expected - heaps better - 1.1% quarterly expansion in March quarter real GDP is beginning to plant the seed of doubt in my psyche. Doubt that perhaps ...

BOQ director announces resignation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... is currently chair of The Guardian Media Group, a non-executive director at Sage, and was the former chief executive of Virgin Media in the UK. He was also the chief executive and founder of Trek Investco, managing director distribution at Lloyds TSB ...

Minutes to disaster

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
Here we go again folks! It's back on again. Yes Virginia, not unless you've spent all of last week touring Mars would you not notice that the US Federal Reserve had been busily preparing planet earth for another lift... as soon as next month and by ...

MyState appoints former Virgin Money chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
Banking and wealth management group MyState has appointed to its board a former Virgin Money chief executive and Bank of Queensland group executive. Joining MyState as a non-executive director is Brian Bissaker, with the appointment effective as of ...

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Is it still April Fool's or what? We all know it's just for a day - the 1st of April - but exactly two weeks after, the sun is shining, the sky is blue and everything's looking wonderful for me and you. Yes Virginia, financial markets - or more accurately ...

QIC acquires stake in US mall

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
QIC has acquired a 49% stake in Ballston Common Mall in Arlington, Virginia, expanding its joint venture relationship with Forest City Enterprises Inc. The acquisition brings the total number of US real estate assets acquired by QIC on behalf of its ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
Quantitative easing. Negative interest rates. Quantitative and Qualitative easing with a negative interest rate. All of the above plus promises of more. The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) big bazookas proved no match for US ...