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Spanish austerity and Chinese take-away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
Ole, ole, ole! Spain's request for bailout is in the mail. This is the message that prompted a turnaround in equity markets in America and Europe overnight following the Spanish government's announcement of its 2013 budget that aims to cut the deficit ...

Compliance stifling innovation: BTFG

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
Industry preoccupation with FOFA and the amount of funds flowing into compliance has stifled innovation in the platforms space, BT's head of platform products said, while predicting an evolution in the way technology is used. Kelly Power said the three ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower despite a positive finish on Wall Street, while investors await the outcome of a key Federal Reserve policy meeting. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Banking by video to drive loyalty: Telstra

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
The bank of the future will be driven by video interaction, including local branch video calling, accessing experts on demand online and interactive videos on financial topics, according to new research from Telstra Enterprise & Government. Telstra's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher, following Europe's lead amid growing hopes Europe's central bank may unveil a bond-buying program this week, while investors digested poor manufacturing data. US markets were closed for a public ...

Loss "disappointing": Austock

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
Austock Group has reported a full year after tax loss of $16 million, blaming one-off costs from the sale of its securities business and regulations which tied up capital. Austock lost $10.7 million through its securities business, which it sold to ...

Variant Perceptions' variant perception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
ariant Perceptions' variant perception QE is dead, long live QE! It's the eve of that much-awaited, much-speculated Big Ben QE speak but last night's bigger-than-what-we've-seen-over-past-few-day's fall suggests that participants may have given up on ...

Limboland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012

100% world recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
Unless Prince William is snapped with his pants down (ala Prince Harry), there ain't much to goose the financial markets this week. It'll be the same as the past five boring trading days Virginia. Sitting and waiting and hoping - and reacting every ...

We're not obsolete: Brokers defend their patch

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
Despite a flurry of recent mergers, courtesy of reduced appetite for equities, regulatory changes and market volatility, the role of Australian stock brokers is far from obsolete. That's the view of Andrew Coppin, managing director of listed broking ...