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Eyes turn to monetary policy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
Australian GDP growth will slow this year shifting the focus back to monetary policy and Macquarie Group chief economist Richard Gibbs forecasts the RBA will respond with two more rate cuts during 2012. Gibbs was speaking at the 2012 Financial Standard ...

Stirrings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
Uh-oh, is it just me or is the fear index starting to stir once more? There must be another summit underway in Europe. There's nothing like the smell of a European summit to scare the bejeesus out of financial markets. The VIX index spiked to a high ...

Plan 5 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
It was the summit touted as the one to end all summits. But nah! As Daryll Kerrigan in the "The Castle" would say, "tell him he's dreaming". Five Plans done, "n" to go. Last weekend's European Summit produced something - well, sort of - and the equity ...

Waiting to exhale 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
So here we are... in another "waiting to exhale" moment. Like I, me and Irene expected, volatility's picked up ahead of the unveiling of yet another European Grand Plan. It's Plan Numero Five this time. And like the anticipation that went before Plans ...

Affinity launches wholesale property fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
Melbourne based boutique, Affinity Funds Management has launched a new fund to provide wholesale investors with access to residential property, the largest asset class in Australia. The Affinity Property Fund has been established to provide investors ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
If I'm being slack, I'll be writing only one single sentence this morning - and that is, "what I said yesterday". Reports out of Europe continues to push (market sentiment) down while real stats out of America pull the other way. Europe push. European ...

ASIC cancels South Australian financial services licence

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
ASIC has cancelled the financial service license of Adelaide based firm Mark Power Financial Ltd, along with the license of its responsible manager Mark Raymund Power. The move follows concerns Mark Power Financial (MPF) didn't comply with ASIC's obligations ...

Instreet launches risk service for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
A new risk management service is being trialled with advisers that provides risk assessments for direct share and ETF portfolios, according to investment house and service developer, Instreet Investment. The portfolio stress test and risk management ...

Autumn Angst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
OMG! We're really in trouble now, Italian-sized big trouble. Italy - the economy that's considered too big to bail - looks like it's gonna need one as the yield on its 10-year government bonds surged past the 7% bailout mark. Italian 10-year bonds rose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower after the European and US markets went into the red overnight. At 0655 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down three points at 4,233. No major economic news is expected ...