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ASX jumps "despite" naughty news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... S&P/ASX 200 index closed 2.1% on that day. But that day was a good news day. There was a strong lead from Wall Street from the night before - the S&P 500 index closed 1.6% higher - and markets in the region mostly closed higher on that day. The price ...

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
An Australian superannuation fund hosting your next pub trivia night could soon be a reality if it is not already happening, according to experts in behavioural science. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference ...

Road of no return

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... some more next month. Again, this brings us back to the Fed's caveat, that of data dependence. And we got one big one last night, an upward revision in US third quarter real GDP growth from the initial estimate of 1.5% (annualised rate) to 2.1%. The ...

Spreading the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015

Pepared for "lift-off" watch out for "ceasing"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... interest rate hike would soon come a-visiting. The S&P 500 index maybe off 0.1% overnight but this followed a 1.6% jump the night before. The VIX index was up 0.8% last night but not before dropping 10.6% the night before. This despite the fact that ...

No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Lift off here we come! Although there weren't anything we already did not know, last night's release of the Fed's 27-28 October FOMC meeting minutes reminded you, I and Irene that December is still live. Although the statements were rather qualified ...

Digital evolution highlighted at AIST awards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... Street - up to the value of $10,000 to access educational opportunities that will benefit their fund. Other winners on the night included REST, MTAA Super, LGS, NGS Super, Tasplan Super, First State Super and VicSuper. Full list of winners: Best B2B ...

A December lift if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... words that came out of Fed Chair Janet Yellen's lips when she testified before the House Financial Services Committee last night that suggest a December lift-off remains on the table. It's a "live possibility". Duh! Of course it is as it was in June ...

December lift-off, yeah, sure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... meeting to October, and September lift-off to December - and the Dow and the S&P's gains - 0.7% both back then, 1.2% both last night. Yes again, Virginia, the parsing and dissecting of the FOMC statement has again led to interpretations that the Fed ...

Not this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... dwindling, the weaker-than-expected new durable goods orders - a leading indicator for business investment - reported last night offered no surprise. Total new orders contracted by 3.0% in the year to September; orders ex-transport decreased by 5.3% ...