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In it to win it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
I can almost see the smile on the faces and the jingle in the pockets of those who kept the faith, who didn't jump at shadows and bought what the worrywarts were peddling instead. They've been vindicated once again. For last night, Wall Street rebounded ...

Best friends forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
Don't you just love it when a plan goes according to plan? Wall Street remained on rebound mode while we were sleeping and so were most equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town. The S&P 500 and the Dow each jumped by 1.4% overnight in ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Uh-oh. Here's looking at you kid, and kid you're not looking good. A weaker-than-expected US non-farm payrolls report released during the Easter break punctuated a week of not so good news for the equity markets, re-igniting the uncertainty over America's ...

Govt bonds reach $237bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
Australian commonwealth government bonds on issue have reached $237 billion, ranking approximately 100 from the world's 230 economies. Treasury bonds make up 87% of this total, indexed and non-indexed treasury notes 6% each with 1% in other securities ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
One quarter down and so far... so fantabolously fabulous. Oh yeah, oh yeah. Those of you who are omni-connected to your iGadgets would no doubt have read the news by now (nay, two days ago) about how Wall Street's two most watched indices - the Dow ...

China FUM rise challenges Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Australia and Japan currently make up half the Asia region mutual fund market, but China's rapid rise could change the dynamic and create new opportunities for investment managers able to tailor their distribution models. Mutual fund assets across the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on international markets overnight after unexpectedly weak euro zone economic data and disappointing Chinese figures. The federal opposition has vowed to repeal government legislation that ...

JBWere partners with Swiss bank

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
JBWere has entered into a partnership with family-owned Swiss private bank Lombard Odier to deliver international trading capabilities. Available to investors in Australia and New Zealand with more than $1 million to invest, the partnership allows JBWere ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has opened lower on concerns over a slowdown in China and despite a positive lead from Wall Street. At 1018 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 16.7 points, or 0.39 per cent, at 4,274.1, while the broader ...

When optimism rains, it pours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
It really does pour when it rains. I'm talking about the pouring of positive economic and survey stats primarily out of America in recent months and the optimism it engenders in investors everywhere and the virtuous cycle that this optimism has started ...