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My QE, your problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
And it's off and... running. Whoops, sorry Virginia, I've gotten ahead of myself. It won't be hitting Europe's pavements till Monday, 9 March 2015 - the first instalment of the ECB's QE worth a,-60 billion, and a,-60 billion monthly hereafter until ...

2014 IPO rally delivered volatility, low returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
Less than half of the initial public offerings (IPO) launched over the past year delivered positive returns in their first month and volatility was higher than for ASX20 stocks, according to figures from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). Of the 26 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following mixed US housing data, a lacklustre reading on inflation and indications the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to raise interest rates. At 0900 AEDT on Thursday, the March share ...

Macquarie Funds Group rebrands, increases FUM by $30 billion

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
Australia's biggest global asset manager, Macquarie Funds Group, has rebranded as Macquarie Asset Management and increased its funds under management (FUM) by $30 billion in the three months to 31 December 2014, as reported in the Macquarie Group 2015 ...

WTF moment on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
"Love and marriage, love and marriage Go together like a horse and carriage." Well, perhaps in 1955 when ol' blue eyes Frank Sinatra sang that, "this I tell you brother, you can't have one without the other"... but now no longer for most. The song played ...

Grexit not Greek to Brits

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
No deal! This is the latest news on the Greek bail out talks, and onwards until the next bluff we go... until the 11th hour when ultimately Greece and its creditors suddenly become lovey-dovey once more holding hands while kicking the can down the road ...

Ex-ANZ adviser sent to jail over $6m fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
A former ANZ financial adviser was jailed for six years and three months for defrauding over $5.9 million over a period of 20 years. Melinda Scott will serve three years and ten months in jail before being eligible for parole, the NSW District Court ...

St George head of advice joins Anne Street

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
Westpac's head of St George, Bank of Melbourne and Bank SA Financial Planning has left the business and joined Anne Street Partners as head of strategy and advice. Jason Dunn will be responsible for the implementation of the firm's national business ...

Financial services companies owe consumers $15m compensation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
Financial services providers owe consumers about $15 million in unpaid compensation, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The latest edition of The FOS Circular reveals that since January 1, 2010, a total of 26 financial services companies ...

When Harry met Sally syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
Seems like more and more central banks - big and small - are getting the 'when Harry met Sally syndrome' - "I'll have what she's having". The Swiss National Bank jumpstarted it all with its "surprise" decision to abandon its CHF1.20/euro peg. This was ...