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No greed, no fear, no volume

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... last week of December and only the second down week this year. The other was a minute 0.17% decline in the week ended 10 Feb - the week the question, "will they, won't they," about Greece's second bailout became the stuff of headlines. And speaking of ...

Good memories

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
"I'm afraid to buy And I don't know why I'm jealous of the people who Are not afraid to buy" "Coz now stocks are fallin' Fallin' fast again." My apologies to Teri de Sario for my rendition of his classic "Fallin'", it's just that by changing a few words ...

Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
So what were all those grim headlines we read about yesterday all about? Those that went along the lines of, "we're doomed (again) because Big Ben's no longer our friend". Well, Big Ben's testimony before the US Congress continued overnight, again there ...

Asteron Life completes $10m platform upgrade

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
Asteron Life has continued its product rollout targeting the independent adviser market, with the completion of a $10m technology upgrade to its Asteron Life Complete platform. Jordan Hawke, Asteron Life executive general manager, adviser distribution ...

Good not great

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
Yesterday we found out, what Australians all knew all along. Most voters love the K-man, but most in his party doesn't. The reverse is true for the G-lady. Was it worth the political drama of the past four days - the humiliation on the international ...

Dam Aussie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
Yippee ka yay! Nothing like a good dose of the good stuff to make one forget the bad, doesn't it? Nah, I'm not taking the "stuff" that I think you think I'm taking. I refer to the eco updates released out of America last night. They were all better ...

CBA profits up 19%, wealth mgmt struggles

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
The CBA has recorded a statutory net profit after tax for the half year ended Dec 31 2011 of $3.624 billion, a 19% increase on the previous corresponding period, in a strong result unaided by its wealth management arm which recorded a loss. The Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Australian stocks have opened slightly higher after mixed leads from offshore bourses kept investors wary ahead of the start of the local earnings season. Wall Street ended lower after US gross domestic product (GDP) data missed expectations - despite ...

Tightrope walker

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
China's economy is overheating that the People's Bank of China (PBOC) had been tightening monetary policy in order to keep inflation under control. The US economy is not growing fast enough - and measured inflation has, thus far, remained benign - that ...

Good jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
The sun is shining, the sky is blue and everything is fine except... it's not fine enough. Wall Street was so sure heading into the February US non-farm payrolls report that the data will confirm improving labour market conditions in America. All the ...