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Waiting for the ECB to exhale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... April. Strip out only energy prices and still inflation's down to an annual rate of 0.6% last month from 0.9% in April. If this isn't reason enough, me don't know what is. You, I and Irene only have to look Japan's experience to understand how insidious ...

Double boo boo on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... only that...A my previous investigation of the correlation between the ISM manufacturing index and that of US GDP showed it isn't until the index fall to readings of around 43 (and below) that the overall economy stops expanding. After all the correction ...

Super isn't working for us, say baby boomers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Just 20% of working Australians over 50 believe superannuation is a "good system" that is "working for them," a report commissioned by REST Industry Super has found. The report also found that 45% of respondents were concerned about the constant rule ...

Kerr Neilson: Against the grain

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... about philanthropy, his contrarian approach to investing and opportunities in the SMSF sector. The Neilson family certainly isn't afraid to go against conventional wisdom. Kerr Neilson's funds management business, Platinum Asset Management, is a firm ...

When Maslow's Theory and Marketing Collide

... while marketing on the needs of the buyer. People often ask, 'what's the secret to good marketing?' Some people say there isn't one. Well, there is - and it's really simple. Each and every one of us wants our issues solved and feel better in the process. ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Budget speech 2014 -15

... more prosperous nation. Every generation before us has contributed to the quality of life that we enjoy today. Prosperity isn't a matter of luck. Prosperity is not a gift. It needs to be earned. So now it is our turn to contribute. Now it is our turn ...

Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... elections could escalate hostilities between Russia and the west and uncertainty and jitters in the financial markets. But this isn't about that war. It's the war being engaged by the mighty central banks of the world - the currency war that, is. You ...

Technology now about connectivity not just firepower

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
Rapidly changing technology isn't a threat to financial services operators, it's just the continuation of long term trends that have always confronted the sector, said global financial services technology specialist Advent. Illustrating how far technology ...

A 1987-style crash cometh (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... someday, one-day... Dr. Marc Faber might juts get it right. Even a broken clock tells accurate time two times a day. But that day isn't yet. Not when you look at the improvement in US economic fundamentals in recent months. Not when you factor in Not ...