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US insurance agency fined US$200,000

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... imposing a US$5 million civil penalty payable to the CFPB and a US$4 million penalty to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). In its latest action, the CFB found that an insurance agency, Lighthouse Title, violated the Real Estate Settlement ...

Market Wrap AM

MARKET WRAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... markets boosted by hopes of fresh stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB) after weak inflation data, while the single currency hit a two-year low. Frankfurt's DAX index gained 0.55 per cent to 9,474.30 points and the Paris CAC 40 climbed 1.33 per ...

Someone mentioned the "S-word" on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014

BetaShares funds awarded 'Recommended' ratings

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... Maximiser Fund (YMAX), the Australian High Interest Cash ETF (AAA), the US Dollar ETF (USD) and the Gold Bullion ETF - Currency Hedged (QAU).

"Considerable time", is it a-changin'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... you see the words in the statement? Would we see it again at the conclusion of this month's FOMC meeting... or not? The currency markets think 'or not', thereby sending the US dollar higher and higher. As per Reuters, "The dollar index.DXY, which measures ...

Liberalise economy or prepare for war, warns economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... Reserve Bank of Australia, saying: "The RBA is a little bit schizophrenic. You can't have it both ways: if you cheapen your currency you don't get growth, you get inflation." He said a better policy would be to buy gold and issue ten-year bonds, using ...

A tale of two A's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... more. All rationale rationals and I betcha Gov Glen is smiling and singing hallelujah at Martin Place. More so if Citi currency strategist Todd Elmer's prediction that, "More likely it is the beginning of a deeper correction" comes true. As long as it's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... Asian shares were mixed, but Tokyo extended a recent rally after the yen hit a six-year low against the US dollar. In currency markets, the pound struggled to recover from the previous day's sell-off fuelled by fears of Scottish independence. Tokyo's ...

Aussie bitcoin platform launches in UAE

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... ex-pats living in the UAE but sending money out of the country to save up to 7 or 8% in international transaction costs and currency exchange. Igot founder Rick Day said: "The UAE is a natural next step in igot's expansion. Millions of foreign workers ...

Brumbie: Misguided attacks on SMSFs, enough already

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... comrade-in-arms. And third was hedge funds. I know they are bad because most times people lose money on the stock, bond or currency markets, journalists usually say it was due to something hedge funds did - whether that be shorting the market triggering ...