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Good or bad, it's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... the bloggetariats, Wall Street ended flat else you, I and Irene would be reading headlines talkin' 'bout concerns that the third estimate of US first quarter GDP growth is expected to be revised lower from a contraction of 1.0% to 1.8%. Yes Virginia ...

Social media business use up 25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... key indicators of business use of information technology have increased. For example, survey results show that nearly a third of Australian businesses received orders via the internet during 2012-13. These orders were worth close to $250 billion, which ...

AdviserEdge Gold Coast kicks off on 17 August

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
Financial services think tank The Social Adviser is holding its third AdviserEdge Social Advice Summit on the Gold Coast from 17 - 19 August. The event aims to provide advisers with practical solutions so that they can effectively harness the power ...

Financial Standard launches third media app

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
Delegates to Financial Standard's MAX forum and awards tomorrow (June 18) can stay close to the action online through the newly-launched Financial Standard Events app for the iPhone and iPad. A standalone app, it will be the go-to source for Financial ...

Days of outstanding emerging markets returns numbered

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... embracing a reform agenda are likely to continue to converge with the West, both structurally and financially. Just over a third of respondents said that China would deliver real growth over the next three years, whereas only 15% thought that Brazil ...

FSC leads Asia Funds Passport delegation to Korea

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... Passport has the ability to significantly increase cross-border capital flows and trade within the region. "Australia has the third largest pool of managed funds in the world and our skills and experience will be of great advantage when the Passport ...

Bank ads confusing: research

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... that 70.4% of respondents thought bank advertisements were 'confusing' and 64.7% believed they were 'misleading'. Only a third of the people (33.1%) thought they were 'honest' with just 26.4% saying they were 'clear'. The results were very similar regardless ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... Japanese and European carry traders. The RBA don't have scope to lower rates further mainly due to high property prices (the third highest in the world according to the IMF). Rational rationales to extrapolations... for now.

Mandates and pricing boost MetLife, TAL group inflows

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... Australia's largest group insurance by market share (26.4%) and registered a growth in inflows of 62%. NAB / MLC Group came in third position, with a 36.1% annual growth of inflows, followed by AIA, which grew 17.4% and lost 1.1% in market share. Total ...

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... trouble percolates in the sand dunes of the Middle East, don't we? It spikes. So buckle up coz here we go again. Gulf War the third. Just in from Bloomberg, "Obama Won't Rule Out Airstrikes to Aid Iraq's Army". Oil spikes! "West Texas Intermediate and ...