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It might just be a matter of time

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015

It's back! That old familiar "good is bad and bad is good" trade on The Street. Stronger-than-expected US payrolls growth equals June interest rate lift off - Wall Street not happy camper. Weaker-than-expected and third consecutive monthly decline in ...

My QE, your problem

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015

And it's off and... running. Whoops, sorry Virginia, I've gotten ahead of myself. It won't be hitting Europe's pavements till Monday, 9 March 2015 - the first instalment of the ECB's QE worth a,-60 billion, and a,-60 billion monthly hereafter until ...

Future Generation fund makes $618k for charities

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015

Future Generation Investment (FGX) will be able to donate $618,000 to charities after six months trading on the Australian Securities Exchange. The philanthropic fund gives investors exposure to 15 funds managed by 14 of Australia's top fund managers ...

FEATURE: Big data and financial services

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014

... In a market where consumers are hyper-connected to technology, Ludowyke says, "you are no longer limited to go down the street if you want to buy something; now you can buy anything, anytime, anywhere, on any device." "This affects financial services ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014

Looks like Halloween has come early to Wall Street. Equity indices fell -- big time -- on 'The Street' right at the stroke of October. The Dow's down 1.4% (with Transport down 2.5%); the S&P 500 fell 1.3%; the Nasdaq's off 1.6% and the Russell 2000's ...

Star managers launch fund-of-funds in support of children's charities

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014

More than a dozen of Australia's leading investment boutiques have teamed up to give investors access to their strategies through a single listed investment company that has no fees and donates 1% of assets to children's charities. The Future Generation ...

So good but for the wrong spin

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014

... three-days early. You'd be jingling your bells and singing hallelujah too, Virginia, when you look at what happened on 'The Street' last night. Wall Street went on a tear, sending the Dow (up 0.8%), the S&P 500 (up 0.7%) and the Russell 2000 (up 1.1%) ...

Trend - up, down or up and down?

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014

... Wall Street, but that's only if we know where that trend is headed. The trend's still up. The recent correction on the Street is temporary and has/is weeded/weeding out the non-faithfuls, providing a clearer path upwards. Economic fundamentals are improving ...

Time to go away?

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014

Three consecutive down days on the Street have turned the S&P 500 index's 2.3% gain for the year to a 0.2% loss; the Dow's flat (0.02%) performance into a 2.0% loss; and the Nasdaq's positive 2.4% into negative 2.3%. Three down days and suddenly allusions ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014

... (0.91 per cent) to 4,237.74. The main indices had opened with small gains but quickly slipped into negative territory. "The Street may be cautious ahead of tomorrow's non-farm payroll report," Charles Schwab & Co said. The Labor Department is expected ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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