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Big Benny and little Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... moving average shows that claims have started on an upward trek after bottoming at around 389K in March. This series had been above 400K since the last week of April. Economists consider four hundred K as the critical threshold that signals improvement ...

Currency Forum to pose big questions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... counterparty risk and reducing costs. "If I was a fund manager and I could guarantee you an extra 100 basis points of performance above a certain index I'd get money thrown at me but this is just pure savings and it's a little boring so people don't ...

van Eyk calls for pay for ratings disclosure

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... promoter/manufacturer and the advisor providing recommendations under the Statement of Advice. "Our role is to assist advisors in delivering above average returns for their clients' investment strategies. We do this by being selective and discerning ...

VIX says no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... course, if you believe in the VIX index - the financial markets' 'fear' gauge. The index jumped to 21.2 yesterday - not even above its long-term average of 20.3. You call that fear? Well do ya, punk? Compare this reading to the 45.8 reading about this ...

Advisers shape new unlisted property market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... takeovers in addition to organic growth where we will now start purchasing buildings of a higher value, such as $60 million and above."

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... index of top shares up 0.51 per cent at 5,803.13 points. Frankfurt's DAX rose 1.69 per cent to 7,204.79 points, finishing above the 7,200 mark for the first time since June 1, and the CAC 40 in Paris gained 1.50 per cent to 3,864.58 points. HONG KONG ...

Dutch pension fund set for major reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... could rise to 67 from 2025 should life expectancy rise as forecasted. The state pension payment will increase by 0.6 percent above inflation every year, starting in 2013 but that stop working earlier than the official age of entitlement will receive ...

The seventh day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... by 1,000 to 427,000 in the week ended June 4. Markets expected a drop to 419,000. The four-week moving average remained above 400K to 424,000 in the week. In previous weeks, more benign numbers (i.e., they fell but fell less than expected) created angst ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... will be particular focus on the governor's statement and indications that the RBA is continuing to forecast growth at or above trend," Mr Spooner said. Financial stocks were the greatest weight on the market in early trade, with banks posting the largest ...

Convince me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... manufacturing index. Believe! For the index has fallen sharply from 60.4 in April to only 53.5 in May. Forget that any reading above 50 still indicates expanding manufacturing activity. Forget that the ISM's 60-plus readings are statistically rare. The ...