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Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
When bad news... Those who've already done their weekend reading probably know what I'm going to write about. Yes, it's the US private non-farm payrolls report for September - the one that shows that jobs in America are still hard to come by. Overall ...

Parity not quite a party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! We're all hearing this cheer growing louder by the day whether in reference to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi or the currency markets internationally. In Delhi, Australians currently lead their Commonwealth competitors ...

Good for nothing war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
"War! huh-yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing..." Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong wrote this song in 1969 in protest of the Vietnam War. Its lyrics talk about the lost of lives and "tears to a thousand mothers' eyes". "War! It ain't nothing ...

Australia's big bro

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
Dateline 1 July 1997. Many will remember this day, the day that the United Kingdom handed Hong Kong back to the People's Republic of China. There was much trepidation and fear in the air leading up to the expiration of the UK's 99-year lease on the ...

A "race to the bottom" in currencies

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
The world's major central banks are in danger of setting off a mercantilist race to the bottom as they attempt to gain competitiveness through artificial currency debasement, analysts say. After six years of abstinence, the Japanese Ministry of Finance ...

Fully hedged funds are the past decade's winners: Zenith

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
In its recently released international shares sector report, Zenith Investment partners found that in the past decade, a fully hedged approach to currency exposure would have provided the best returns. During the decade, the Australian dollar appreciated ...

Aon ramps up insurance and pensions

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
The $1.5 billion Aon Master Trust has improved its insurance cover, boosted its pension capabilities and launched an asset allocation calculator as it builds on its suite of services. From 1 July 2010, the Aon Master Trust gives new members of Personal ...

Asgard makes tax time easier for planners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
Asgard has launched a new online process for planners to help them manage clients' personal tax deductions in super. The program will allow advisers to complete the entire process for tax deductions in super online. General manager of BT Financial Group's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
The Australian market is expected to open lower on Wednesday following strong negative leads from offshore overnight. Wall Street's key indices slumped on Tuesday, precious and base metals and oil were down, except gold which rose slightly, and European ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
The Australian stock market had regained some ground by noon with the big miners and banks pushing stocks up on a low volume day of trade. At 1204 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had fallen 14.8 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 4,597.8 points, while ...