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Caterpillar economy turns into a butterfly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... know what happened then. The Fed, the BOE, the ECB and the BOJ went into action... with their words. This morning, everything's bright and beautiful with rosy earnings from construction equipment manufacturer, Caterpillar, turning Wall Street into a ...

US$200b a quarter to keep the bulls going

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
"Having money isn't everything, not having it is." - Kanye West Nah Virginia, at my (middle) age, I'm not one who enjoys hip hop, techno, punk, goth or beats... let alone rap. But yankee-doodle-dandy rapper Kanye's words aptly describe the fall and ...

Former van Eyk consultants launch new business

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... 'to make things as simple as possible but no simpler'. To do this we have a valuation driven approach that integrates everything from asset allocation to manager selection and which is relatively easy to communicate to the end client."

Un-taper re-reflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... and the Nasdaq by 1.5%. Lessons of scares past show that it only takes a single soothing word from a Fed official and everything gloomy and doomy turns into a buy op. Not this time. Selling pressure continued despite not one but two Fed officials hinting ...

FEATURE: Big data and financial services

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
It has changed the way friends interact with each other, the way people think and express themselves and, above everything, it has changed the way people buy. Consumers want to be able to buy anything, at any time, through any device. Companies in all ...

Sunsuper named Australia's best contact centre

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... striving to provide our members with exceptional customer service. Our customers' best interests sit at the heart of everything we do and so we are delighted to be recognised for our efforts." Sunsuper is in a minority among super funds in that it runs ...

Cutting edge data tool finds super members most likely to defect

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... they have developed a way to revolutionise the way the superannuation industry harnesses member data. By collecting everything the super fund knows about its members the software can identify members most at-risk of exiting the fund, find members with ...

No drama at the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... and the current goings-on and the outlook for our major trading partners and the current goings-on and outlook for everything that matters to policy-setting in between... and concluding that, "On present indications, the most prudent course is likely ...

Putin pontificates peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... questions to the Ukrainian leadership, to the world community, and to key international organizations, and we will do everything possible so that the conflict ends as soon as possible".... and that, "We need to build our country calmly, adequately, and ...

Super tax in firing line

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... Australia and New Zealand Su-Lin Ong and ASPAC-KPMG head of financial services Simon Gleave. The expert panel debated everything from the slowdown in China to housing bubble fears. Ong expressed concern about a surprise jump in domestic unemployment ...