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Chocolate biscuits and animal spirits

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... the other. Wish for another rate cut perhaps? But as Gov Glenn said back in August: "I've allowed the horse to come to the water with cheap funding. I can't make it drink."

Innovation to drive 2014 AFA Conference

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... performance coach Paul Taylor, communication and performance expert Amanda Gore, co-founder and managing director of thankyou water Daniel Flynn and the founder of management consultancy firm Kwan, Jon Burgess. The AFA will crown this year's Adviser ...

The ECB can't make the horse drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... quarter of the ECB's offer was taken up. Reminds me of RBA Governor Glenn's statement: "I've allowed the horse to come to the water with cheap funding. I can't make it drink." Some commentators put this down to the uncertainty surrounding the outcome ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
Yesterday we found out that financial markets' worry about the Fed was too much ado about "considerable time". Any moment now, we'll get to know how the land of "Braveheart" and scotch on the rocks - Scotland - voted with regards to their divorce with ...

Hockey wants Sinodinos back

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... as assistant treasurer in March when it became clear he would be called as a witness in the ICAC inquiry into Australia Water Holdings (AWH). He was temporarily replaced by Finance Minister Mathias Cormann. Two key policy areas - regarding the role of ...

Hockey names infrastructure top priority for G20

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... to the private sector to fire up its enormous cash reserves to fund new investment in roads, rail, ports and energy and water production. This partnership will help to create millions of new jobs." Hockey predicted that over the next decade there would ...

AMP adds listed infra to SMSF Suite

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... minimum investment is $30,000. The fund only invests in what it calls "core and pure" listed infrastructure assets such as water utilities, oil and gas pipelines, electricity transmission and distribution, as well as transportation infrastructure such ...

Australian Hedge Fund Awards finalists named

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
The nominees for the Australian Hedge Fund Awards 2014 have been announced. The winners will be revealed on Thursday 18 September at The Westin Hotel in Sydney, with an after party featuring live music at The Vault Hotel on Pitt Street. In the Australian ...

ISA targets 'sales incentives' in new ad campaign

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... went on: "Despite financial planning scandals at two prominent banks, the banks have successfully lobbied the Government to water down consumer protections in financial advice, including the requirement for financial advisers to act in their client's ...

RBA to business: release the animal in you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... seen globally at present." "You can't make people be confident, I certainly can't." "I've allowed the horse to come to the water with cheap funding. I can't make it drink." And if I may add... adding more water could, instead, drown the horse.