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Bending it like Bernanke

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... expansion territory. Evidence confirmed by continued growth in US industrial production - up by 8.2 per cent in the year to June (the strongest in 12 years). Similarly, retail spending is slowing. But - of course there's a but - it's slowing from an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market has received negative leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing lower and oil prices dropping back below $US81 a barrel. Metals fell, too. At 0645 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price ...

Insurance industry on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
The insurance industry is hiring aggressively as distribution strategies ramp up - but the number of asset management and advice jobs continue to contract following falling employer confidence and market corrections. According to the latest Hiring Trends ...

Not a jobless double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
Double-dip here we come! Yes Virginia, we're on our way back to the abyss. This, if you believe the talking heads and the written words on the financial media after the latest update on US employment hit trading screens last Friday night. The numbers. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market received mixed leads from offshore markets over the weekend, with Wall Street closing lower and oil prices ending weaker, but precious metals were higher. At 0729 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price ...

Complaints against planners fall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has received less complaints against investments and financial planners in the past year, new figures show. Alison Maynard, investments, life insurance and superannuation ombudsman, said the number of investment ...

AGEST chief exec steps down

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
The board of $3.7 billion super fund AGEST is on the hunt for a new chief executive after Michael Seton tendered his resignation to pursue new opportunities. Seton said in a prepared statement issued today that his years at AGEST have been enjoyable ...

Good newer news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
Out with the old (news), in with the less older. Yes Virginia, this is the way that economic data are tumbling these days. But overall, they confirm the weakness of the ancient second quarter economy, an improvement in the current one and perhaps even ...

One in four retail fund members to switch: CHOICE

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
One in four retail super fund members are considering switching to other super options because they are dissatisfied with the fees, customer service or investment options, CHOICE research found. Choice's survey of 1,400 members in June showed 23 per ...

Weak old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... releases out of the America. US consumer no spend. The Commerce Department reported that personal spending showed no growth in June - lower than the expected gain of 0.1 per cent and follows a 0.1 per cent increase in the previous month. Consumer no ...