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Waiting for the midnight hour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... each month of 2012. One more check before I wrap this up. Nine minutes to midnight and nah, still nothing. News just in. Surprise of surprises, Euro-area finance ministers reached agreement on a second bailout package for Greece that is vital to staving ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... long-delayed international bailout, allowing the debt-crippled country to avoid defaulting on its debts next month. A surprise easing in monetary policy in China over the weekend also added to the buoyant mood in markets on Monday - many stock indexes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... per cent from 21 per cent, the PBOC said. Bank of New Zealand currency strategist Mike Jones said the PBOC's move was a surprise. "That was unexpected. Investors were expecting more policy easing from China but not before the release of its February ...

SPAA SMSF award winners announced

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... a personal and professional level, went to Cindy McDonald who runs her own practice Superexpertise. "This is really a surprise and an honour to receive such an accolade from the peak association for SMSFs. The sector as a whole continues to grow dramatically ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
The Australian dollar has fallen back as traders remain concerned that a resolution for the Greece's debt woes will eventuate. At 0701 AEDT on Thursday, the Australian dollar was trading at 107.94 US cents, down from 108.18 cents on Wednesday afternoon. ...

The majority is wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
"Baby what a big surprise Right before my very eyes" - Chicago Yesterday we became witnesses on how the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) disproved the saying that, "the majority is always right". It kept the country's official cash rate unchanged at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... Greece again failed to cut a deal on tackling its debt mountain. On currency markets, the Australian dollar jumped on surprise news the central bank kept interest rates steady, while the yen eased slightly after Japan said it would intervene to damp ...

FOFA moderate and reasonable: ISN

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... [the measure] was very well canvassed in the consultation meetings that Treasury undertook," said Campo. "It took me by surprise that it took anyone by surprise because I attended all the consultation panel meetings and that idea had been discussed." ...

So far so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
We're now nearing the end of the first month of 2012. And it's been so far so good for financial markets. Hey, did somebody mention the "January effect"? You know the one, the observation that the market's performance for the entire month of January ...

Demand for term deposits on the rise

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
Risk appetites are resulting in increased demand for the stable returns of term deposits within super and pension portfolios, according to MLC. The MLC MasterKey Fundamentals platform has today reported nearly $400 million in funds under administration ...