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Fear me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
Geopolitical tensions ease, geopolitical tensions boil, geo-political tensions ease, geo-political tensions boil, geo-political... Financial markets continue to seesaw on this, just like they did with QE (I, II and III) on/QE (I, II and III) off and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... his Russian counterpart in Berlin on Sunday for talks alongside the top diplomats from France and Germany. At the market close the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 50.54 points (0.30 per cent) at 16,663.04, after earlier having shed 0.50 per cent ...

Van Eck Global expands Australia team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
Van Eck Global has made several appointments to its Australian team to help expand its institutional presence and its exchange traded fund (ETF) business, Market Vectors ETFs. The business has appointed John Caulfield vice president of institutional ...

Putin pontificates peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
Is that bad news on your pocket... or you're just happy to see me? Yes Virginia, equity markets are rejoicing as the roll of bad news continued overnight. US initial unemployment claims increased by more than expected to 311K in the week ended 9 August ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... speculation the European Central Bank would roll out stimulus measures. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index added 0.29 per cent to close at 9,225.10 points, while in Paris the CAC 40 gained 0.25 per cent to 4,205.43. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.43 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... hinted that a widely anticipated rate rise might be put on hold. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index gained 0.37 per cent to close at 6,656.68 points. Investors weighed news of a drop in British unemployment amid weak wages growth, which pushed back expectations ...

Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... flexible action if needed, Economy Minister Akira Amari said today..." (Bloomberg). The Euro Stoxx 50's happy - up 1.1% at the close - because the DAX's happier - up 1.4% -- despite data showing that inflation in the biggest economy of the Eurozone decelerated ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... weak German data and uncertain developments in Ukraine. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index stood at 6,632.42 points at the close on Tuesday, virtually the same level it closed at on Monday. Frankfurt's DAX 30 fell by 1.21 per cent to 9,069.47 points meanwhile ...

More data leads to more bad decisions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
The human brain is biologically incapable of processing the reams of data it receives, and the more data we try to process without help, the more bad decision we will make. That was the message of evolutionary biologist Rebecca Costa's speech that closed ...

Do not take adviser loyalty for granted: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
Platform providers should not take financial adviser's loyalty for granted, as new research shows that planners are exercising choice when it comes to platforms. The number of advisers using a platform due to the dealer group's preferences has fallen ...