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China stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... the tide for China's slowing economy, it's still uncertain given the on-going high volatility in its domestic financial markets and the general weakness in the global economy....and the still unknown impact of a Fed lift-off.

Labour market says go, inflation says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... over the next five and even 10-years. And these even before the Fed consider the international environment and financial markets. But what's the Fed to do when the labour market says go but inflation says no?

Super Mario returns fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... boosting the region's growth and inflation. It was doing this even before the resurgence in volatility in the financial markets. Not surprising, the ECB had to downgrade its growth and inflation predictions. The central bank now expects growth of 1.4% ...

August angst to September mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... week, it seemed the financial market storm has come and gone... and it was safe to go back into the risk waters. Financial markets are again in upheaval and fear is once more on the rise - the VIX index spiked 10.5% overnight to a reading of 31.40. It's ...

Macquarie exec leaves to join boutique fund manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... Perth-based NWQ Capital Management has appointed Stuart McClure as managing director. McClure has over 19 years of financial markets experience, with the past 18 spent in senior roles with Macquarie group. Most recently he was based in Toronto, Canada ...

The horse still refuses to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... maker wouldn't be able to provide a counter-logic for why not. Except of course, bringing back volatility in the financial markets that could, in turn, return to bite Uncle Sam's behind. And oh, inflation's still below the Fed's target anyways. Then ...

PROFILE: J.P. Morgan head of Australia funds David Hallifax

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... Melbourne with a job application until he eventually got an interview, where he was told to get a certificate in financial markets from the Securities Institute. Studying took him two years and led him to an administrative position at Adviser Investment ...

A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... not have the recession we longed for so long for just yet. Especially considering that further upheaval in the financial markets would, for sure and for certain, be eventually met with policy responses from the powers that are.

Gloom and doom news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... hibernation in full force. There was no place to hide, everywhere you look, there's gloom and... there's doom. Financial markets are running scared - the VIX index jumped by 46.5% to a reading of 28.03 at the end of last week's trading activity. This ...

Ignition Wealth appoints inaugural chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... appointed a veteran investment banker as its inaugural chairman. Peter Meurer has more than 40 years' experience in financial markets and has been executive chairman of Asian investment bank Nomura Australia since 2012. He was previously vice chairman ...