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D-day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... falling not only over Damocles' head but on heads collective. Equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town sold off - big time - with corresponding lifting in volatilities as Grexit continues to dominate headlines. Indications from SPI futures ...

China local bonds to shake up EM credit

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... market is growing, mainly through the debt swap of municipal government bonds that are being issued. "That's going to be a big area of growth over the next two to five years and this will mean changes in the market structure itself." Seth explained that ...

Euro - another experiment doomed to fail?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... currency bloc's leaders have been "too polite" ever since to deploy adequate sanctions..." Perhaps they've been "polite" to the big members of the Eurozone too. Germany's deficit reached 4% of GDP and debt 63.9% in 2003; the same year, France's deficit ...

Market set to open higher

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher as international markets await the impact of Greece's breakdown in its debt bailout talks. At 0645 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,510. No major local ...

Executive appointment round-up

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
The biggest industry moves this week include John Waller retiring as a National Australia Bank board member and Standard Life chief executive David Nish stepping down after six years in the role. Qantas Super chief executive to retire - Jane Perry will ...

Shares lower on Greece worries

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... Street fell almost one per cent as the fresh problems emerged in talks between Greece and its international creditors. The big banks were all in negative territory, with Commonwealth Bank down 44 cents, or 0.52 per cent, to $86.75, National Australia ...

Equipsuper members anxious about retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... Brooks, said in recent years the quality of communications and ready access to professional and personal advice has been a big a driver of confidence.

The Fed is Greek too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... worries have been sorted - sort of - and a Graccident averted (yet again), financial markets are likely to look for the next big worry. They don't have to scour far, wide and yonder - it was out-headlined by Greece these past few days but it has always ...

Asset allocation is over, investors chase returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... bonds and equities." Australian investors are "well ahead of this trend. We've seen SMSF investors have a preference for the big four banks, which pay high dividends." However, "Australians should be re-thinking their domestic equities bias, and looking ...

ANALYSIS: The rise of the periphery

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
When the global financial crisis broke, people dubbed them the PIIGS. Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain were the ugly ducklings of Europe. They had inefficient economies, had been relying on EU funding and were heavily indebted. Today, most ...