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Make it December (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015

... be explained by the increased volatility in the financial markets in June and July due to the uncertainties created by Grexit and China's stock market collapse. Then again, the worsened sentiment on job expectations is consistent and explains that another ...

Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015

... wrong -- that gold just experienced a speculative bubble and would now continue to deflate -- especially considering that Grexit and China's stock market crash fears have not been able to stop gold's deceleration. Or perhaps we've come full circle to ...

A$ down but would it stay down?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015

... and just when the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges stabilise, and China's economy grows better than many expected, and the Grexit can kicked 3 years further down the road, the A$ falls? Not that I'm complaining... and am sure RBA Gov Glen would too. Gov ...

Temporary trial separation

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015

From Greece's frying pan into China's fire

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015

... Composite Index clocking another 5.9% loss yesterday. Now there's fear about the word that had been long associated with Grexit - "contagion."A And it showed with most Asian markets suffering large losses on the same day, punctuated by the 5.8% slump ...

Chexit, Checcident and Chimbo

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015

... back in May because Governor Glenn didn't wink, wink, nudge, nudge that there would be a follow up cut? It couldn't be Grexit, or the prospect of it. If it was, the Fed would be spooked too and "take" the IMF's repeated advice to delay lift-off that ...

D-day

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015

... 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 trading suggest that Australian equities will fall by another ...

Euro - another experiment doomed to fail?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015

... repaid until the Greeks have had their say 5 days after. This means that the IMF can declare Greece in default. This means Grexit. Thus, the bank holiday, the massive ATM withdrawals, the ECB's limiting of its ELA assistance to Greece that we feared ...

The Fed is Greek too

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015

Now that Grexit 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 ...

Graccident averted (yet again)

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015

... - yields on 10-year Greek bonds sank 150 basis points to 11.165% -- as last month, last week and yesterday's talks of "Grexit", "Grexodus" and "Graccident" vapourised. And then, there was contagion. Spain's equity market rallied by 3.9%, Italy's by 3.5% ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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