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Stirred but not shaken

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015

... dropped, marginally, the first trading day after Greece went from teetering on the brink into the brink. And oh, the VIX index - yes that measure of fear - jumped a staggering 1.3% to a reading of 17.01. That's what the sum of all the markets' fears ...

An ordinary trading day on D-day

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015

... this day as financial markets did 'not' fear. Yes Virginia, did NOT fear. Despite the 'chicken little' headlines, the VIX index - the "fear gauge" - reached a peak reading of only 18.85 over the past month (15.8% below the 2015 peak of 22.39 hit in January). ...

Fedcident waiting to happen?

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015

... three scheduled talks this week and still... nada, nil, zilch. Still, financial markets remain relatively calm. The VIX index - the fear gauge - climbed overnight but at 14.01, is still below the 15.39 reading high this month (when the Greek saga went ...

Grexit nears, markets cheer

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015

... has become even more elusive than it was Friday and yesterday. Grexit here we come! And yet, the "fear gauge" - the VIX index - dropped 3.8% to 14.81 overnight. And yet, European stocks rebounded - the Stoxx 600 index increased by 0.65% -- after Friday ...

Greece in crisis (again)

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015

... extended..." - 20 Feb 1050PM GMT But is there really that fear in the markets today? For this we turn to the "fear gauge" - the VIX index - it was up 11.7% overnight (oh-em-gee!), but at 15.39, it's less fearful than February's 18.55 points, waaay down ...

Who's scared of Grexit or lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015

... Then again, while Grexit continues to be a convenient excuse whenever volatility stirs, this isn't supported by the VIX index's - the fear gauge - recent readings. Grexit used to be associated with VIX readings of 40 plus - 45.8 in May 2010; 48.0 in ...

'Brexit' betting booths now taking bets

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015

... impatient" taking over its place. The tale of the tape over the past week showed that Wall Street was pleased - the VIX index, the US dollar index and US bond yields fell from the prior week (before the Fed) while the US equity market rose. Yippee-kay-yay! ...

The real problem

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015

... markets gave to the deletion of the word 'patient' in the FOMC statement has gotten less perverse while we slept - the VIX index rose, so did the US dollar and US bond yields; US equities and commodity prices fell. This is because no matter how you slice ...

'Patient' Party

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015

... perhaps, perhaps. But whatever it was financial markets went the opposite way to where they were expected to go. The VIX index dove by 10.8% The US dollar index dropped by 2.3%; the yield on 10-year US Treasuries dropped by 13 bps to 1.92% and the yield ...

A win-win currency war?

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015

... this time different? The "taper tantrum" of mid-2013 sent yields on 10-year US Treasuries up, US equities lower and the VIX index rising... and then the tantrum tapered. Financial markets learned to live with it. Yields on 10-year bonds - 2.05% currently ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

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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

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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

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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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