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Be glad for A$ weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... Australians should be rejoicing at the local currency's depreciation. For once again, it's serving as the force field that would shield us from one, two or all of the above. The A$ absorbed some of the negative shocks from the Asian Crisis when it dropped ...

Waiting and hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
Change is the only constant. Many of you gentle readers would have noticed the change in my stance these past few weeks - not overnight as reader Paul accuse - over the state of the global economy and financial markets. Let me explain why am not in ...

Time to call it quits - again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... leave the Eurozone instead of Greece? It could use its Greek bailout contribution to strengthen its banks' capital base to shield them against contagion from Greece's imminent default. This certainly would be very popular among German taxpayers. The ...

Deposits may shield Aussie banks from Greek debt crisis fallout

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
The Greek debt crisis is increasing the cost of funding for Australia's Big Four banks, but credit market experts say rising deposit rates are counteracting the threat. As the sovereign debt crisis in Europe continues to drag on with a 12 billion Euro ...

Super funds at risk of cyber crime

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... networking medium. AVG also reported hackers were getting into smart phones and mobile devices during the first quarter. The shield provider blocked an average of 100,000 spam and phishing messages per day. A Latvian gang was also able to bring 600 attack ...

Pooled funds lose cash

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... inflows fell, along with master fund products according to data from managed fund research company Plan For Life. Alan Shield, director of banking research and analysis firm RFi, said investors were behaving as though in a storm and looking for a safe ...

I heart the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... higher unemployment. The RBA's pro-active stance towards monetary policy and the floating Australian dollar have helped shield Australia from the global financial crisis and they're now aiding the bank's effort to keep a lid on inflation. And the future's ...

Zenith wins four fin planning mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
It's been a busy two months for Zenith Investment Partners, which won four research mandates from planning groups including one from the $10 billion-plus Wilson HTM. ASX-listed Wilson HTM, which had $10.1 billion at the end of June in funds under advice ...

AMP gives $200m small cap mandate to UBS

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
UBS Global Asset Management (UBS GAM) has won a $200 million plus Australian equity small companies mandate from AMP. AMP's use of an external manager for its Australian Small Companies Fund follows the departure of former senior portfolio manager Michael ...

Watching the A$ watch the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
Another week, another dollar will be gained or lost. Or perhaps, I should say, another week, another dollar gained, then lost, then... Yes Virginia, such is the financial markets' current collective myopia that while there had been a lot of shakin' ...