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The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
Wall Street has been on a holding pattern over the past three trading sessions. It's waiting...waiting...waiting. Waiting for what? Wall Street waits for the Fed's verdict on monetary policy. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) begins its two-day ...

Sunsuper grows member appeal through advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
Sunsuper's pension product has attracted 70 new members and roughly $20 million in inflows every month thanks mainly to its new financial planning program. The fund's pension, Today and Tomorrow, hit the $500 million mark in funds under administration ...

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
Caution removes caution. Just as the G-20 announced their caution in removing the fiscal and monetary crutch until the global economy is walking on its own, the word 'cautiously' in the 'cautiously optimistic' is fast disappearing in many an investment ...

MLC tweaks diversified funds strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
MLC is rolling out a new strategic overlay to its diversified funds to capture medium-term opportunities and mitigate risk to investors' portfolios. Paul Ireland, general manager of MLC Implemented Consulting, said the firm was introducing a strategic ...

Not bullish enough, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
Have you heard the latest gossip? Yes, that one. Australia's economy has now left the gloom and doom of the global financial crisis behind and is now walking into the gloom and doom of rising interest rates. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will ...

Premium shareholders approve program

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
... the short term, the opportunity to do so at a value that will be close to the value of the company's asset backing," said Tom Collins, chair of the company, before the shareholders voted. "Importantly, it will also allow those shareholders who want to ...

September mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
Zap!...Ka-pow!...Thwap!...Sprunch! The dead cat bouncers hit back! 'Twas only yesterday I was pondering the timing of when the bouncing dead cat would hit the ground again. For as adamant as the dead cat bounce camp is that the deceased feline will ...

Add £50b, will travel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009

Loaded one-way bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Final inning. Yes folks, this is the month's last inning. Will the end days of July mark the seventh moon of 2009 as the return of the bulls? Or will it mark when the bears built up the courage to mount a comeback? Normally I would have said, it doesn't ...

Smartphones and 3Gs boost fin services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
Move over PC internet banking - the battle for more online financial services usage is now between 'apps' and browsers among smartphones and 3G users. A new survey called Mobile Financial Services: The Market Today & Opportunities for Tomorrow by comScore ...