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Bernanke pours liquid over Roman burn

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013

... three-year old debt crisis". As I explained yesterday, you and I and Irene have been here before - recall the' revote' in Greece and French President Hollande's non to austerite campaign. They're still implementing austerity programmes, despite intermittent ...

Simple diversification better than 'smart beta'

BEN COLLINS | FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013

... play out, deciding factors would be Germany's grip on its "purse strings," and the ability for counties like Spain and Greece to make serious structural reform. Commenting on Greece he said: "Everything possible they need to do... they need to do better." ...

On positive contagion, reflation and the great rotation

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013

... -- Johnny Nash, "I Can See Clearly Now" Remember contagion? Sure you do. We all feared it when itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie Greece threatened to go it alone - never mind the GFC, that was oh so long ago. Fear of a Grexit led to fears of a eurozone that'll ...

US credit rating threatened, buy US bonds

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013

... demand higher interest rates for the risk that sometime, one day, they might not get their money back. This has happened in Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Italy, etc. But it won't happen in the US. We've seen this too. Remember August 2011? On the ...

Better 2013 outlook risks complacency

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013

... of the world. That very day of the same month, Fitch Managing Director Edward Parker went on record saying that expects Greece to default soon because it would be unable to make good on a March 20 a,-14.5 bond payment. Implicit in these are speculations ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012

... That's still better than America's 8.0% or Europe's 11.7%. Not to mention the plus 26% rate of joblessness in Spain and Greece. But something positive could still result from all these Australian worry. It might cure what former RBA Governor Bernie Fraser ...

Market Wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012

... hit its highest point since July 8, 2011, while Paris reached its highest level so far this year. The launch of a plan by Greece to buy back some of its huge debt at discounted prices also boosted market sentiment. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed ...

Market Wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012

... persistent concerns over the US fiscal cliff offsetting the German parliament's approval of the latest instalment of aid for Greece. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies slid 0.06 per cent to 5866.82 points and in Paris the CAC 40 dropped 0.33 ...

Sweeet!

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012

Greece is saved... again! Wall Street back to worrying about the cliff... again! Yes Virginia, this is another I told you so moment. You, I and Irene expected these to happen all along: We won't have closure on that US$607 billion fiscal cliff until ...

Market wrap AM

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012

The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after Greece secured a revised bailout deal that will help it again avert a default on its huge debt load. At 0631 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures ...

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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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