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BOJ goes negative to get postive

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016

A week and a day after equity markets welcomed Super Mario Draghi's announcement that the European Central Bank (ECB) would "review and possibly reconsider our monetary policy stance at our next meeting in early March in order to secure a return of ...

Doom(ed) rebound?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016

... play the cards we're dealt with. The central banks are now promising to deal us a winning hand. Super "whatever it takes" Mario started the ball rolling, announcing that the ECB would "review and possibly reconsider our monetary policy stance at our ...

It's "whatever it takes" time again

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016

... early March in order to secure a return of inflation rates towards levels below, but close to, 2%" In his Q&A, ECB President Mario Draghi even stressed that, "we have the power, the willingness and the determination to act. There are no limits to how ...

Lesson in expectations management

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015

... amazed at how deftly Fed Chair Janet Yellen pulled lift-off off - more so, if viewed in contrast with the ECB President Mario Draghi's disastrous handling of his own "policy announcement" on 3 December. The Fed's decision to take the fed funds rate off ...

Industry fund reappoints NAS as custodian

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015

... professionals. The fund has more than 70,000 members and $1 billion in assets under management. Guild Group chief executive Mario Pirone said NAS has been a committed partner of the group, supporting it through the Australian Childcare Super merger ...

ASIC bans SMSF adviser

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015

ASIC has permanently banned a former self-managed superannuation fund adviser. Marion Joan Pearson, who provided SMSF advice to clients from November 2007 to October 2013, now resides in New Zealand. She is the sole director of and shareholder in Colisa ...

Hotel California

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015

... index climbed by 2.5% last week with the euro dropping by 3.1% between 16 October and 23 October to US$1.1010 (when Santa Mario came to town). Still, Draghi insists that the exchange rate is "important for price stability, for growth, but it's not a ...

Christmas in October

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015

... measure surprises - promised and actual - sent investors a-carolling last week. More stimulus is on the way! This was ECB boss Mario Draghi's early Xmas present to the markets. The only question is the form - NIRP, increase in the €60 billion per month ...

Santa Mario brings cheers

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015

... you too, signore Draghi Only two days before, most have given up expecting more goodies from "Super 'whatever it takes' Mario". No mas, not after the ECB's Bank Lending Survey showed that QE is doing what's intended to do - ease lending conditions. So ...

Quantitative easing eases bank lending

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN

Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA

A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI

Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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