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The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... again, maybe it's true. The thing is the Australian equity market's recovery would always be tentative unless it gets the go signal from Wall Street. Last night, it did. The Dow and the S&P 500 soared - 4.0% and 3.9%, respectively - at the closing bell. ...

Frydenberg relaxed about SMSF borrowing

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has sent a clear signal that SMSF borrowing arrangements are unlikely to come under fire in upcoming tax reviews. In a speech to the Tax Institute, the Assistant Treasurer spoke widely about the parliament's tax and ...

One down, two to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
Following on from China's "rule of three", the ECB has three of its own. The minutes of the European Central Bank's (ECB) 15-16 July meeting revealed the three things that are keeping the governing council members awake at night - Greece, China and ...

Watching out for the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... where according to 'The Economist' magazine, "...two previous Fed chairmen, Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan, used... to signal major shifts in policy." Fed Chair Janet Yellen would be 'persona non attending' but this year's topic, "Inflation Dynamics ...

Reading too much out of nothing at all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... central bank voice, trying to discern and amplify signals out of all the static around, even when the central bank has no new signal to send, and static is all there is." Yes folks, their just static. The Fed's first move remains data dependent. They ...

Higher US rates will test investors' nerves: QIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... for holding long-term debt, will normalise at around 50 basis points. "We have identified a range of global factors that signal a return to higher levels - and believe investors should be acting upon this return sooner rather than later," QIC Global ...

Climate change to impact financial systems

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
Research by The Climate Institute concludes Australia's financial system may be vulnerable to climate change. The institute argues this is based on several factors, including the country's "carbon-intensive economy, lack of policy clarity and reliance ...

Hyperion eyes global equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... owns and manages." "You take things a lot more seriously if it's your own money," he explained. When asked if this could signal a move from Hyperion into international equities, he said: "Yes, one day we would like to think that this is possible. But ...

The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... central bank voice, trying to discern and amplify signals out of all the static around, even when the central bank has no new signal to send, and static is all there is." Gov Glenn was referring to central banks' "careful utterances" back then, but his ...

New video series demystifies hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... They simplify seemingly complex topics including momentum, volatility scaling, futures, portfolio diversification, risk, signal diversification and cross sectional momentum. "We aim to be very transparent about what we do and this education series is ...