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ASIC bans SA insurance broker

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... ASIC has permanently banned an insurance broker in South Australia. Christopher Griggs was the sole director of Mount Pleasant-based Chris Griggs Insurance Offices. ASIC's investigation determined Griggs had dishonestly benefited from insurance premium ...

Investors missing healthy returns amid bond fears

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... impact. "Total returns for the bearish scenario approximate -1.62% per annum, over the five year period. This would not be pleasant, but it falls far short of the Dooms-Day predictions generated by those who believe in a near-and-present bond market ...

Eslake consultancy up and running after leaving BoA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
Economist Saul Eslake is "pleasantly surprised" at the amount of work that he has been asked to do through his consultancy firm only weeks after leaving Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML). Speaking to Financial Standard, Eslake said that over the ...

Steady with a chance of a surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
In three days time, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will again meet to talk about monetary policy. Chances are there's little chance of a change in policy settings. The BOJ board would decide to keep settings as they did at the 7-8 April gabfest -- key interest ...

Santa came to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
"And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound." -- Clement Moore, 'Twas the Night before Christmas' Nah, 'tis ...

YBR Funds Management rebrands, launches new fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
Yellow Brick Road (YBR) has rebranded its funds management business under the new name 'Smarter Money Investments Pty Ltd' (SMI). The rebranding also coincides with the launch of a new fixed income fund, Smarter Money Higher Income Fund, which focuses ...

Super Mario to the rescue (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... wait until the ECB's 2 October meeting to know for sure. Still, I wouldn't put it pass Super Mario to come up with a pleasant surprise.

"Pleasant" but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... past three years. There's still plenty of buts to talk about, but I'm running our of space, and I think you get the "pleasant" picture -- a picture that'll look even more pleasant if households spend more and saved less. The household savings ratio has ...

Carried away by the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014

HOSTPLUS direct investing option sees $9 million take-up

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013