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The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
"...I'm gonna have myself a real good time I feel alive and the world it's turning inside out yeah! I'm floating around in ecstasy So don't stop me now don't stop me 'Cause I'm having a good time having a good time." - "Don't stop me now", Queen We've ...

Perennial chief executive steps down

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
The chief executive of IOOF-owned fund manager Perennial Investment Partners has stood down after more than a decade with the firm. Lewis Bearman joined Perennial in 2003 and replaced Anthony Patterson as chief executive in May 2012. He is reportedly ...

The kindness of central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
S&P 500 2000 here we come! It won't be long now. Yes Virginia, with the S&P 500 index less than 50 points away (or 2.5%) from the 2,000-point milestone it'll just a few more sleeps and it'll be there - my back of the envelope calculation show that the ...

Australian investors prepare for market sell-off

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... products (ETPs) show. According to BetaShares' data, the average daily value traded of the BetaShares Australian Equities Bear Hedge Fund (ASX Code "BEAR") has increased by 40% in the last month. The BEAR fund trades on the ASX and is designed to go ...

Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... China and India -- had some 'experts' predicting gold 10,000. Just 13 months ago - in April 2013 - when gold went into a bear market, 'Business Insider' published a report headlined " $10,000?! These 8 Gold Ultra-Bulls Have Some Explaining To Do ". They ...

Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
Yes, no, maybe... I don't know. It's another happy day for the stock markets, hoisted up by the news du jour of positive indications from the latest PMI survey readings. Yes. The Markit Economics index of US manufacturing rose to a flash reading of ...

Advisers turn budget into opportunity to engage

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... Financial Strategists director Jenny Brown told her clients in a video that "it's a tough budget, with all Australians told to bear the burden." Talking to different client segments, she said that "for families, there's a focus on healthcare and education ...

May worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... to that in 2007 when the debt markets "correctly forecasted the coming risks in June 2007, or four months before a major bear market began in October" -- "...bond investors started to migrate away from junk bonds toward more conservative Treasuries (TLT) ...

Bouncy bouncy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
Thank goodness for small mercies. Good Friday came a bit early for me after one gentle reader crucified me and my take on Dr. Marc Faber's uber bearish prediction that a "1987-style crash" is nigh... again! Read all about my early crucifixion here ...

Could MySuper free-for-all lead to illegal inducements?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
The removal of super from modern awards could see the big banks employing illegal or dubious methods to get new employers to sign up to their MySuper products, according to Cbus chief executive David Atkin. Currently, super funds wishing to provide ...