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Record crowd rocks FICAP

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... Community Aid Program (FICAP) raised more than $200,000 at its 11th annual 'Who Wants to be a RockStar?' fundraiser last night. Heavy rains couldn't dampen the spirits of FICAP's record crowd of more than 900 who rocked out in The Ivy Ballroom. BT Financial ...

FICAP fundraiser ready to rock

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
The countdown is on to FICAP's "Who wants to be a RockStar" night this Thursday at The Ivy Ballroom. FICAP, the Financial Industry Community Aid Program, has announced its list of auction items up for grabs alongside the annual charity concert. A track ...

One small rise in rates, one giant step towards normalisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... godmother Janet Yellen did what one and all expected - a 25 basis point lift in the federal funds rate to 0.75%-1.0% last night. "In view of realized and expected labor market conditions and inflation, the Committee decided to raise the target range ...

No other way but up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... US Federal Reserve is sure to announce its first interest rate hike this year and the third in the current cycle. Friday night's much stronger than expected US non-farm payrolls for February, that followed the reported upwards trend in the Fed's favoured ...

BT Financial Group wins Life Company of the Year

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... Association of Financial Advisers and Strategic Insight named BT Financial Group as Life Company of the Year in Sydney last night. BTFG took home the platinum award against runners-up TAL, MLC and OnePath. The AFA and Strategic Insight said these insurers ...

Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... improvement in the services sector (to 55.6 from 53.7) and a pick-up in the manufacturing sector (to 55.5 from 55.2). Last night's credit figures provide further indications of this growth impetus. While as expected, growth in lending to households accelerated ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... have clearer skies by Wednesday. One that will affect economies and financial markets everywhere. Wednesday (or Tuesday night US time), is the day when US President Donald Trump speaks before the joint-session of Congress, where he, hopefully, will deliver ...

House passes professional standards bill

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
Federal laws which will affect the future of the financial planning industry passed the House of Representatives last night. The Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Bill, which was first introduced into Parliament in ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... United Kingdom is leaving the European Union." UK Prime Minister Theresa May's speech before EU ambassadors in London last night ended months of speculation over whether Brexit would be hard, soft, or something in-between. The UK will cut... and cut ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... yields jumped and then resumed their decline. The US dollar's reaction was the same: the US dollar index rose by 0.7% last night, almost the same magnitude as its 0.6% appreciation on the 16 December 2015 lift off (before arresting its climb a few days ...