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On the verge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... predicting a 25% fall in developed world stock markets by the end of 2010. It was 29 January 2010 when it made the call. Guess what? The MSCI World Index finished the year 12% higher with the S&P 500 closing 17.1% up. But in fairness to MS, markets were ...

ASIC warns CFD providers on margin calls, disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... end up losing more than your margin call and call on your own resources and that tends to run into problems," he said. "I guess one of my concerns with the CFD industry is they need to think about perhaps targeting so that investors can lose no more ...

D-E-B-T

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... deeper spending cuts, the other will take the opposite view. That's politics for you, I and Irene. With two weeks to go, my guess is that most money managers' index finger is doing an "eenie-meenie-miny-mo" between the buy and sell buttons. But I also ...

The other Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
Here we go again! Just when we all thought that the Greek problem is done and dusted - at least until the next time it needs to be done and dusted - along comes that other Greece, and it's name is Portugal. Warnings galore. Credit-rating agencies went ...

Big Benny and little Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... depressed. In fact, the 2.1 per cent fall in new home sales in May were just as markets expected. So where to now, my lovely? I guess we will have to ride the financial market seesaw for a little bit longer. Expect a wild swing next week when the Greek ...

Making the data fit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... news that agreement on another bailout package may be delayed until next month. Talk of kicking the can down the road! No (guess, we don't need google for this). US retail sales fell by 0.2 per cent in May. This was supposed to be good because it beat ...

LGS sees benefits in clean energy co-operation

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... but has had to resort to investing in overseas projects through private equity firms and the Macquarie Clean Tech Fund. "I guess the area where the government would be useful is if there's any major risks involved, development risk or any credit risk ...

Same time last year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on 8 June 2010 (also after a disappointing US employment report): "My best guess is we will have a continued recovery, but it won't feel terrific....The unemployment rate is still going to be high for ...

Bigger picture, nicer picture

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011

Japan bond jitters keep funds guessing

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
US treasuries may fall in value following the Japanese earthquake, with fixed-interest fund managers assessing their exposure in the wake of the disaster. Japan is the second largest foreign holder of US Government bonds after China, holding $882.3 ...