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Money, money, money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013

May Day happy day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
You just gotta love this market, don't you think? It's swung from May day mayday to May day happy day in a span of less than 24 hours. Must be all those algos reading those cheery headlines overnight: US Jobless Claims Fall To 5-Year Low (WSJ) ECB 'ready' ...

A lesson against austerity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... economic slowdown that it's curtailing spending (except for the disabled and education) and raising taxes - or about to. Not to worry, we will have zero interest rates...and that's a promise...until 14 September.

Accountants replaced by Cloud technology

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... is that it can be accessed from multiple locations, while 32% feel cloud accounting technology means they don't need to worry about maintenance or purchasing hardware or accounting software. CCH has teamed up with Brisbane based technology firm Proactive ...

Apps disappoint despite vast tech spend

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
The problems consumers have encountered with mobile banking applications may inform the financial services industry as it looks to produce its own investment and superannuation apps. According to BanterMob director of mobile marketing and strategy Kelly ...

Boston Bombs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
It started with the gold rush...to the exits, then China growth disappointment - which turned the sell gold (and other commodities) marathon into a sprint - and now this, America's attacked once more. I woke up to the news that two bombs had exploded ...

Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
Oh-em-gee! That slowly revving engine of the world economy is running out of puff. Woe is us, we're in trouble now. Wall Street's down big time - the Dow's down by 0.8% and the S&P 500 slid by 1.1% -- along with Europe (Euro Stoxx 50 off 1.5% at the ...

The happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... suggest to me that the stock market has not reached terminal velocity yet. It's when each and every headline tells you not to worry and go buy, buy, buy that you should be.

Bond investors beware interest rate risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... foundation for a sustained risk rally looks shaky," the report continues. "Forget rotation: think risk mitigation." "Rather than worry about the bursting of a bond bubble and/or salivate over a massive shift to equities, investors would do well to focus ...

Fed sorted easy, now for the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... watch out for when trying to discern Fed moves, not what bloggeratis put in your head. Missed out on last week's dip? Not to worry, there might be another one coming this week for this week is budget ceiling "sequestration" discussion (brinkmanship?) ...