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It's a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Deal! This single word was music to the ears of investors everywhere. After weeks of restless anxiety, it came to pass - the powers-that-are in Washington agreed to raise the nation's US$14,300,000,000,000 debt ceiling. True to script the negotiations ...

No way USA can't repay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
Chicken Little's back! It's back telling everyone who cares to listen that "the sky is falling". Chicken Little knows. "I saw it with my eyes, I heard it with my ears, and a bit of it fell on my head" (The Sky is Falling) as it watched the Democrats ...

Goodnight Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
And so one by one the dominoes are junked. First Greece, then Portugal and now Ireland. That's the order Moody's took them out - one after the other. But what surprised for equity markets was just a ho-hum matter for bond investors. Know why? Just look ...

Carbon blast from the GST past

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Yes, I know. It was very conspicuous -- the absence of even a single line of commentary on this space over Prime Minister Gillard's Sunday announcement of the carbon tax nitty-gritties. I didn't want to jump the gun or add my still confused thoughts ...

AllianceBernstein bullish on molecular medicine

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
AllianceBernstein predicts molecular medicine will rival the emergence of digital information as a disruptive force and has allocated 10% of its thematic portfolios to associated companies such as DNA sequencing and molecular diagnostics firms. While ...

Demand rises for Aussie bonds and cash: AMP

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
The flight to safety has returned with fixed income increasing in popularity and mandates flowing to diversified fixed interest, AMP capital said today. Ben Harrop, AMP Capital's Head of Retail Distribution, leads a team that manages $38 billion in ...

Get on your bike for charity

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
The 2011 BT Future2 Wheel Classic has opened for registrations and the gauntlet has been thrown down. With a target of $100,000, there are plenty of opportunities for the industry to get involved. The 2011 BT Future2 Wheel Classic will see participants ...

APRA super fund grillings set new precedent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
Superannuation regulator APRA interviewing super funds under oath, forcing them to explain investment decisions, should set alarm bells ringing across Australia's investment industry. Advisers to the $6 billion public offer industry fund, MTAA Super ...

Tyndall builds compliance team

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
Tyndall Investments has made two appointments for the launch of its new enterprise risk, compliance and legal team and expects more senior arrivals to follow. The new division earmarks the start of Tyndall's strategy to build its business and administrative ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Tuesday after Wall Street closed flat overnight while European and Asian markets generally were higher. Oil and metals rose. On the ASX 24 at 0717 AEST, the June share price index futures contract ...