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ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... been affected by the time the survey was taken - around Jan/early Feb - the time of heightened volatility in financial markets. Then again, markets still remain volatile up to this day. Seems like nothing much has changed in 18 months - the time back ...

Consumer (un)confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... their personal financial situation, and to a lesser degree, labor market prospects. Continued turmoil in the financial markets may be rattling consumers, but their assessment of current conditions suggests the economy will continue to expand at a moderate ...

PROFILE: Mercer chief customer officer Renee McGowan

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... encouraged her to apply for a job there. "I met with the chief executive for an hour and we talked about Asian financial markets and the crisis; and at the end he said: 'You can come back tomorrow morning at 9 am'. That's how I started working at the ...

A negative sum game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... its 29 January statement: "Japan's economy has continued to recover moderately... Recently, however, global financial markets have been volatile against the backdrop of the further decline in crude oil prices and uncertainty such as over future developments ...

Aussie jobs trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... relatively strong employment growth." Then again, the trend is boring. It's the seasonally adjusted series that financial markets (and financial commentators) react to month in, month out because of its tendency to offer surprises - positive or negat ...

Who can dig a deeper hole?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... lifting growth or inflation, or in lifting expectations about future growth or inflation. Instead, it seems that financial markets increasingly view these experimental moves as desperate and consequently damaging to financial and economic stability. ...

BetaShares goes global with third managed risk product

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... needs of SMSFs and baby-boomers, who are seeking global equity exposure but who may be concerned about uncertain financial markets. "In a volatile market such as one we are currently witnessing, the benefits of risk management, reduced volatility and ...

Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... exchange rate policy and the prospects for its economy. This uncertainty led to increased volatility in global financial markets and, against the background of persistent weakness abroad, exacerbated concerns about the outlook for global growth. These ...

IRESS creates new senior product role

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... integrated solutions. "Clients are increasingly asking us to deliver integrated solutions that draw on both our financial markets and wealth management product range. The new role will ensure our teams are well-positioned to continue to meet the needs ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
Have financial markets stumbled on the one catalyst that could herald the beginning of the end... the end of the sour taste in their mouths for all things "risk" since the onset of 2016? They're getting back their mojos. Many, many times I have scribbled ...