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A little tweet told me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
"Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception." -Sophocles Breakfast wasn't nice for me yesterday. Nah, Virginia, it wasn't because the toast was burnt or the bacon and eggs semi-cooked. It's because I was eating my own words with my foot in my ...

Investor sentiment shifting overseas

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... slows their revenue growth. Australia is especially vulnerable due to its heavy reliance on the financial sector. "Financials being 40% of the Australian equity market mean that if that sector comes under review it will hit the market more broadly," ...

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
"Yahoo! Celebrate good times, come on!...everyone around the world, come on." -- Kool & the Gang Oh yes, yes, yo Virginia, most major equity markets from New York to Rio and ol' London town went into the weekend celebrating their pretty gains for the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... demand in the wake of the Reserve Bank's interest rate cut on Tuesday, Mr Lucas said. "Have a look at the diversified financials, they're killing it at the moment," he said. AMP was up 8.5 cents at $6.025 and Macquarie Group had added 46.5 cents at $65.215. ...

Season's Greetings from Financial Standard

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
December is a time for celebration. It's almost as if there is too much going on - the holidays, summer and New Year's all come at once in a heady maelstrom of activity. Rather than wind down, everything has a sense of speeding up. The same can be said ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we revisit the big issues that affected the financial services industry this year. We also cover the CIO & COO Awards, the 2014 Selecting Super Awards and the Smileys. You can read these articles on your iPad ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at the latest in the active versus passive debate as a trend towards investment in index strategies takes hold. Mark Smith considers whether the jig is up for active fund managers in this issue's feature. ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at the crisis in group insurance and consider the future of insurance in superannuation. We also look at how the trend towards in-housing might be putting pressure on asset consultants to change strategy ...

FEATURE: Is it time to change the conversation about ETFs?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... beta-style ETFs, such as those that target high-dividend-yielding companies, or specific sectors, such as healthcare or financials. There are government and corporate bond ETFs, cash ETFs, currency ETFs, property ETFS, emerging market ETFs, not to mention ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at income-paying investments and the pros and cons of each asset class. We also look at mFund four months since its launch and profile AMP SMSF business' managing director Natasha Fenech. You can read ...