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Battle of the bulge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
"Significant challenges remain. The flow of credit remains constrained, economic activity weak and unemployment much too high. Future setbacks are possible." With these words Virginia, Benny Bernanke again set the market for risk assets alight. Equities ...

Mickey money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... always comes up along the way to disrupt current dynamics. So is it now time to abandon the equity ship? Maybe not...yet. Yes, I am worried about the future. But there's still money to be made for as long as the Fed is doing whatever it takes. Sure the ...

ASIC outlines credit agency requirements

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Local credit rating agencies must hold an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence, properly manage conflicts of interest that arise and ensure employees are adequately trained from January next year following regulatory changes. The Australian Securities ...

Super funds need to reset agenda: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... Cooper posed the question of whether super funds still played to the tune of the fund manager's game, and his conclusion was yes, generally they still did. "Am I saying that the funds management tail still wags the super dog? I would have to say it looks ...

You're dreaming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... reaction when I the 'Breaking News" section on news.com.au flashed the headline, "Jobless number hits a seven year high." Yes, the headline achieved its aims - it grabbed my attention! A split second before clicking on the link for the full explanation ...

Adviser recruitment plagues super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
One of the major hurdles facing super funds in the post intra-fund advice relief era is attracting and maintaining qualified advisers, said an industry expert. David Anderson, business leader of Mercer's outsourcing business for Asia Pacific, told an ...

Dollar dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... found it necessary to re-assure investors that borrowing rates would remain practically free for an "extended period." As if? Yes, as if the US central bank has any choice. Forget market consensus that the fed funds rate will start rising by August next ...

Job woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... bejeesus out of their employers should look at themselves first and see that most of them have brought this upon themselves. Yes, it is easier to blame someone else. Uncle Sam and his sidekicks the Fed and the Securities Exchange Commission - and other ...

December 25bps

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... previous month, driven by strong shipments of coal and gold. No prizes for guessing who the biggest buyer of our exports was. And yes, it is China followed by Japan then South Korea and then India. Together these four countries alone take roughly 55 ...

Costello lands MD role at advisory firm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
Future Fund board member and former Treasurer, Peter Costello, has been appointed managing director of independent financial and corporate advisory services firm, BKK Partners. Alastair Walton, chair at BKK Partners, said he has known Costello for more ...