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Straus-Kahn stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... debt, US dollar debasement, Japan nuclear crisis, MENA tension. Check, check, check and check. That's why it wasn't a surprise that despite the daily sharp ups and downs on Wall Street, US equities closed not far below zero last week. The Dow ended the ...

May day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... unease over rising prices point to reduced monetary policy accommodation -- made more real by the Polish central bank's surprise rate hike last night. You, I, and Irene know that with higher interest rates, growth slows. You, I, and Irene know that slower ...

New super products and mergers may result - insurers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
Life insurers predict dealer groups will create their own super products or be taken over by wealth managers while direct insurance will get a boost from new FOFA reforms. Life insurers and financial planners alike have responded with mixed reactions ...

Less conflict, more interest: FOFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
Despite some protests on the details of the proposed FOFA reforms, Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten said the changes, particularly the ban on 'conflicted remuneration', can only improve the planning industry's public image and encourage more Australians ...

Poor standard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... actuals beat expectations? Or is there a conspiracy to forecast "low" in order to pick up big time after the "earnings surprise" announcement? This is not an accusation nor am I a conspiracy crackhead, just thinking out loud. The economy is heading in ...

China surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... tightening moves from Beijing. And if the latest Chinese lending figures are any guide, the market could be in for a nasty surprise. Despite lifting the reserve requirement and interest rates a number of times over the past few months, lending by China's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... repair its balance sheet. Cameron Securities client adviser Adrian Leppinus said the slumping Leighton share price was no surprise. "I think the market is quite disappointed in one bad thing after another, and a big discounted issue is not going to help ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon on Tuesday, pulled back by mining and energy stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 46 points, or 0.93 per cent, at 4,925.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had dropped ...

Been there, done that

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... first to company to confess - better-than-expected first quarter earnings result, equity markets could be in for another surprise - a pleasant one.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... anticipated. Portugal's decision to seek a debt rescue from the EU and IMF, after Greece and Ireland last year, was no surprise and had little market impact. The Lisbon market closed 1.18 per cent higher, helped by an end to the uncertainty over whether ...