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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... European Union is now in discussions to ban "purely speculative naked sales on credit default swaps of sovereign debt." Ahhh yes, specyulators -- the fall guys for Greece's crisis. And Portugal's...and Spain's...and... But it won't have any teeth unless ...

Happy birthday bull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... trillion last year and that the fall in asset value is negatively affecting consumer spending, a negative for global GDP. Yes, there was a number provided by the ADB. But tell us something we don't already know. Makes me think that these institutions ...

Still a two-way street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
After all is said and done...more was said than done! Yes, you know what I'm referring to Virginia - the "big kahuna" of economic statistics that is the US non-farm payrolls report. Remember how we (note I use "we" when I'm mistaken and "I" to gloat ...

Ponzi scheme operator admits guilt

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
Ponzi scheme operator Hazel Bernice Bucello yesterday pleaded guilty to six counts of deception which cost investors over $2.5 million, following an investigation by ASIC. Bucello was the sole director of loan and mortgage broking business Victorian ...

While we wait for payrolls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
Whew! Thank goodness we got some reprieve from the avalanche of economic data released over the past few days. Wall Street closed flat to up overnight as it nervously awaits what the mother of all economic releases - the US Non-farm Payrolls report ...

Trader's market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
What's the trouble with Wall Street? It can't seem to make its mind these past three days - down, up, down. US equity indices closed lower last night after rising the day before and falling before the day before. Just writing that sentence has gotten ...

Positive spin to bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
Analyse this! US home sales tumble big time as Wall Street rises. Yes Virginia, the past two days of trading activity on The Street exemplifies the equity market's wild and wacky psychology -- that's if you're watching the daily ups and downs. Yesterday ...

Fees secondary to return: Qantas Super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Super funds should prioritise delivering strong net investment returns over finding ways to cut fees - an issue that has been swept aside as fee debates heat up, said Qantas Super chief executive, Janet Torney. Speaking at an ASFA luncheon yesterday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
Profit-takers have led the Australian sharemarket lower at noon, with mining and banking stocks among the biggest losers. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 31.4 points, or 0.67 per cent, at 4,636.5, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

More SMSFs comply with ATO rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
Michael D'Ascenzo, commissioner of taxation at the Australian Tax Office, has commended the self managed super fund (SMSF) industry after the number of SMSF trustees that lodged their returns on time rose 11 per cent on the prior lodgement period. Speaking ...