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Chexit, Checcident and Chimbo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... So what (again)? The more the stock market collapses, the farther-fetched its inclusion. Ye men of little faith. The rapid fire succession of "market manipulating" measures recently announced by the Politburo is clear evidence that they are hell bent ...

Stirred but not shaken

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
Was that it? No fire sale? Have the financial markets lost their marbles? Haven't they read the headlines about Greece turn from gloom to doom and yet... there were no massive sell orders? Or, not enough buy-ops. Equity markets closed down, a bit, - ...

Animal spirits may be playing with fire

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... to current favourable conditions "some funds may experience substantial redemptions, and so be forced to engage in asset 'fire sales' that could be destabilising for the financial system." The asset management paper highlights the global industry has ...

US fiduciary rule fight not slowing down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
US financial services professional associations fire another salvo in their 5-year fight over limiting the application of fiduciary rules for financial advisers. Speaking to the Bipartisan Policy Center last month, the chief executive of the Securities ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... But the price of oil has rebounded, lifted by a report showing a decline in US crude production and a deadly explosion and fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate for May delivery, surged $US2.49 to close ...

CFA appoints Australia head of advocacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... management professionals and financial market integrity. Sue Morey was most recently an executive consultant for the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Board during the 2014 Victorian elections. Prior to that she held the position of group director of global ...

PBOC to QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... on-going economic slowdown gathers momentum and breaks even below Premier Li's new like - growth of 7.0%. Is China about to QE fire with QE of its own? Actions by other central banks may have left it no choice. It's losing the currency war. Much had ...

Government urged to leave super taxation alone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
A shake-up of taxation within superannuation would undermine confidence in the country's retirement savings system, according to SMSF Association patron Sir Anthony Mason. Addressing delegates at the SMSF Association's National Conference in Melbourne ...

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... inflation expectations -- has eased to 1.7% from an average of 2.1% in 2014 and 2.3% in 2013. Oh well, the Fed can always hold fire... or even return to unconventional policy (which these days have become the convention).

Assistant Treasurer backs PM under fire

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has thrown his support behind Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who faces a leadership spill vote on Tuesday. In a doorstop interview with the nation's media, the Federal Member for Kooyong stood up to immense media pressure ...