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ASIC to investigate AUD spike

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
ASIC is investigating a suspicious spike in the Australian dollar that occurred seconds before the RBA announced it was keeping cash rates on hold at 2.25%. The Australian dollar rose to 76.07 US cents (from 75.97) just prior to the RBA's announcement ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... seats in the 300-seat Greek parliament, just two short of an absolute majority, with most votes counted. But there was no spike in the yield on Greece's long-term government bonds, an indication of its borrowing costs. The rate of return on 10-year Greek ...

Spike in SMSF borrowing breaches

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
There has been a spike in the number of self-managed super fund (SMSF) breaches related to borrowing, research by Partners Wealth Group shows. The number of SMSFs requiring a contravention report to be lodged with the ATO has fallen over the past year ...

I'm with Bill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... high-income economies tighten monetary policy on diverging timelines. Rapid reassessment of risk could also be triggered by a spike in geopolitical tensions, bouts of volatility in commodity markets, or financial stress in major emerging market economies. ...

Auld lang syne

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... barrel here we come... or US$20... or even lower. Oil prices have traded below US$20 before you know. Except for a brief spike to a bit over US$40 in late 1990 (yes, spike), oil fetched between US$9.50 a barrel to US$25 a barrel from 1986 to 1996 and ...

From oil at US$300 to oil at US$30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... oil entrepreneur and chairman of the Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. The Financial Post quoted him saying, "Prices could spike down to $30, $40. It got down to $35 in 2008, for a very short period of time". But to fair (and so as not to be accused of ...

FSC Conference: Follow the biopsychosocial model, life companies told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... existing and potential policy holders. The life insurance industry, which has taken a hit in recent years thanks to a dramatic spike in claims, is increasingly getting behind initiatives to prevent health problems and encourage employees back into work ...

Inquiry sees spike in demand for legal action against CBA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
Law firms working to start a class action against Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) financial planning businesses have seen a spike in the number of affected consumers willing to join the legal cause. Maurice Blackburn principal John Berrill and Shine Lawyers ...

Mandates and pricing boost MetLife, TAL group inflows

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... in overall group risk premium inflows during the year ended March 2014, according to the latest Plan For Life report. The spike in inflows resulted in MetLife escalating from fifth to fourth largest group insurer in Australia, ahead of NAB / MLC. TAL ...

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
"Plus ASa change, plus c'est la mAame chose!" Pardon my french, Virginia. But nah, I'm not swearing... it's an honest to goodness French phrase that translates to "the more things change, the more they stay the same." This came to my balding head as ...