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Budget for uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... is it Social Services Minister Scott Morrison's first?). Prime Minister Tony Abbot "promised" that this one would be a "pretty dull and pretty routine" budget. Then again, with Tony Abbott, we can never be sure. And then, there's the question of how ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... "potential dangers" to financial stability. Chris Low, chief economist at FTN Financial, said Yellen's remarks suggested she is "pretty eager" to raise ultra-low interest rates despite some disappointing economic data. "She seems to be hinting that they're ...

Advice industry faces insurance quandary

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... "hypocritical" for Hodges to suggest banks shouldn't contribute. "The banks have financial services divisions that make up a pretty huge portion of the total financial planning sector in Australia, so I think they'd have to come under the exact same ...

FEATURE: Where next for risk advice?

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... Given the AFA's pivotal role in the process that led to the report, it's perhaps unsurprising that he describes himself as "pretty disappointed". The full article appears in the latest edition of Financial Standard. Download it here.

PROFILE: Findex chief executive Spiro Paule

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... corporate management role with US insurance company, Aetna. "At the time I'd had about four or five years in the role. It was pretty senior role - I had about 200 people reporting to me at the time and was still in my 20s," Paule explains. "I left that ...

A fantabulous set of jobs numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... Friedman. More full-time jobs brings about expectations of more permanent income that, in turn, encourages spending (but pretty please, not on more investment housing). Full-time jobs increased by 41,900 in Feb. The unemployment rate also flashed good ...

All roads leading to China's "one road"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... Customs and other regulations that might inhibit trade and investment are to be smoothed out." China's building it and I'm pretty sure they'll come... even perhaps, Uncle Sam.

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... yo Virginia, most major equity markets from New York to Rio and ol' London town went into the weekend celebrating their pretty gains for the week and 2015 to date. That's really something to write home to mother about. But when you do put keys to email ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... deflationary period," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital. Cardillo said earnings have been "pretty much okay" a stream of reports encompassing a wide array of economic sectors. LONDON - Shares in energy companies have ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... forward, which investors feared could threaten Greece's bailout program. Most sectors on the local market were looking pretty dour in morning trade, Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said. "I suppose it's only to be expected given the European ...