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Pigs are bacon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
... the Wall Street Journal, "Geither told the Wall Street Journal that major currencies "are roughly in alignment now," a signal that the U.S. does not see a need for the dollar to further decline against the euro, pound and yen." Ok, ok. So America's man ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon, led by resource companies as investors seek higher yielding assets such as equities and the Australian dollar. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 69.1 points higher, or 1.50 per cent, at ...

Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... jobs grew by only 64,000, less than expectations for a gain of 75,000. Worse-sest. Leading jobs indicators of employment signal slim prospects of employment picking up in a hurry. The average workweek for all workers showed no change in September from ...

Grand currency sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... breaking a recent trend of declines. The Labor Department said that claims had jumped by 12,000 and are still at levels that signal employers are not significantly adding new jobs. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 76.89, or 0.7 per cent, to close ...

More aid for small licensees

AFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will run its inaugural Small Licensee Practice Principal Conference next month to signal its additional support for financial advisers that run small and independent practices. The conference will be held alongside ...

CB thoughts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... couldn't agree what the chart patterns are saying. Just as many warn about the formation of a head and shoulders (a bearish signal), an equal number see the equity market's price pattern standing on its head - a reverse head and shoulders (a bullish ...

Planners must follow insto go signal

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
Equity risk appetite is back in positive territory among institutional investors - a trend planners sitting on the cash fence should pay heed to or risk clients missing out on the upside, an expert told 400 advisers and investors at an Asgard forum. ...

Double positive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... 53.2. This really is a no-brainer because even if the index resulted in an "as expected" reading, it would continue to signal expansion in the US manufacturing sector. But it surely packs a meaner punch when data from numero dos draws the same picture. ...

Tower names chief underwriter, new mgr

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
Tower Australia has appointed two new senior managers to its risk new business team. "It is our objective to change the experience for financial advisers in delivering life solutions to their customers," said Luke Banfield, head of customer service ...