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Everything but the kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Take that... and that... and that! Yes, Virginia, the European Central Bank (ECB) didn't disappoint market expectations - heavens forbid if it did - and acted, giving it all it's got, except for the proverbial kitchen sink (this it reserves for later). ...

Waiting for the ECB to exhale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... defer purchases and businesses defer capital spending on expectations of even lower prices in the future. Growth slows or, heaven's forbid, stumbles. We all know that debt could be inflated away, the reverse is true when deflation strikes. Government ...

Knight Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
"...like a knight in shining armour From a long time ago Just in time I will save the day..." - Glory of Love 'Twas a yahoo day on Wall Street overnight not only because of the 6.3% rally in Yahoo, Inc's share price - on better than predicted revenue ...

You go NZ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Extra! Wheeler has just wheeled out of the club this morning. Oh sorry, that's Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor (RBNZ) Graeme Wheeler to us. And heavens bless his soul, else I would be stuck repeating the oh so many ...

Fund manager criticises "rip-off" fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... industry has pursued with that despite the electronic revolution and the huge falls in operating costs," he said. "For heaven's sake, it's no different than Amazon selling books versus Dymocks. Innovation happens and price disruption occurs. We need ...

Good, bad: all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... last week, I feared that the "good is good and bad is good" catchphrase on Wall Street has died and gone to catchphrase heaven. Good news on the US economy became ba-ba-bad to the bones Thursday last week. The S&P 500 index declined by 1.0% on the day ...

No Grexit, no Cyprexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
Go ahead punk, make my day! This is basically what the Parliament of itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie Cyprus told its Goliath paymasters when it rejected their demand to impose a tax on bank deposits as a pre-condition to their salvation. Not one of the 56 ...

Three chances to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... Australia alone the same betting dude is given three chances to win that he's forgiven for thinking that he's died and gone to heaven. We can discuss the latest stat instalments but they're... boring. Dull, in the sense that they provide no fresh indications ...

Beware greedy SMSF intermediaries

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... stride," he said. "IT changes will also have a real positive impact on the way business is handled." "This is pennies from heaven for the accountant community, it just remains to be seen how the demand is picked up. We've seen planners take over accountant ...

Self managed super a furfie

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
While the rush to SMSFs is 'pennies from heaven' for administration solution providers, the bigger opportunity is building platforms to help members make better investment decisions and monitor their performance. Paul Sainsbury, managing director of ...