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Not that rainy day feeling again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
"Here comes that rainy day feeling again, and soon my tears will be falling like rain..." (The Fortunes) Looks like I have to prefix my surname with the letters W and R for while I correctly anticipated that heightened volatility in the financial markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed mainly in the black following early session losses and the major European bourses finished in positive territory. At 0825 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Missed the bottom?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
Say what? Now I'm not complaining - I'll take every little bit that restores market confidence - but I believe this chapter of the Greek tragedy isn't over yet. At least, until closer to, on the day, or right after the 17 June elections when the Greeks ...

Investors focus on Russian consumer stocks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Russian consumer stocks are a favoured investment choice in Eastern Europe, as wealth in the region rises and the average debt burden remains low. Michael Hanson-Lawson, chief executive officer of regional investment house East Capital said that although ...

Instos should challenge commodity exposure: FQ

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
Australian institutional investors should not be complacent on exposure to commodities, according to investment management boutique First Quadrant, which has been researching ASX correlation. "The first thing people say to us is because of the exposure ...

Variable annuity sales in the UK reach GBP1bn

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012

Private debt market imbalance to last years

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
The private debt market, particularly the senior secured loan and mezzanine markets will continue to exhibit a supply/demand imbalance for years, according to new research from Partners Group. As banks and other providers continue to deleverage following ...

Life risk inflows up 10.4pct

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
Life insurance risk inflows increased by more than 10% in 2011, with new premium sales up 17% as virtually all companies experienced growth in risk business, according to new figures from Plan for Life. The rise took total inflows to $10.3bn across ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
One quarter down and so far... so fantabolously fabulous. Oh yeah, oh yeah. Those of you who are omni-connected to your iGadgets would no doubt have read the news by now (nay, two days ago) about how Wall Street's two most watched indices - the Dow ...

Boring same old, same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
Move on people, nothing to see here. There were no significant portends from data releases overnight - nothing that would make ordinary investors jump with joy or hang their heads in sorrow. A fine excuse for us Australians to head for the pub early ...