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BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
"It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) sun-shiny day." -Everlife Equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town bounded sharply higher while you, I and Irene were still in the stage of REM sleep as optimism returned - more specifically ...

Better than the big boys

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Ole! Ole! Ole! You can't miss it if you tried. Then again, perhaps you would if you instead read about the relapse of Australian Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey's "foot in mouth disease" and you don't want to read no more, no more, no more. But I digress. ...

China infrastructure push to boost Australia exports

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
The slowdown in Chinese growth and its transition towards a consumer-focused economy have hurt Australia's terms of trade, but a renewed focus on infrastructure could boost the demand for Australian goods. Recent reports by HSBC and BlackRock highlighted ...

Australian stock market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open lower, following falls on Wall Street overnight. At 0654 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 25 points at 5,477. US stocks were lower, led by large declines in technology ...

Demand waning for finance executives

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
After significant gains in demand for finance executives over the past 12 months, research by executive search firm E.L Consult suggests the tides may be turning. The findings come from E.L Consult's monthly E.L Index, which is based on analysis of ...

Employee share scheme reforms to boost start-ups

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
Changes to the tax laws for employee share schemes should boost start-ups. The changes which are expected to be passed shortly, even though they are still being debated in parliament, are widely regarded as a good compromise between the previous Act ...

SDI products drive retail FUM growth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
Newer styles of products aimed at self-directed investors (SDI) may account for a small share of the retail investment market but they represent a much larger share of market growth. These product styles include managed accounts and their separately ...

Greece's bundle of debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
"If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem." -J. Paul Getty Try 240 billion euros or $272 billion J. Paul - the total amount of bailout money extended to Greece thus far -- a,-300 million ...

Australian market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following losses on Wall Street overnight. At 0642 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down 18 points at 5,490. Wall Street stocks tumbled almost one per cent due to unease over ...

Don't rage against the machine

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
Financial services professionals must embrace robo advice rather than fear it, according to industry research veteran Maggie Callinan. In her presentation at the recent MAX Forum in Sydney, former senior manager of investment research at Perpetual Private ...