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Squared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
... from the week before when they dropped to 452,500 (their lowest level since May). The point? The point is despite the weekly ups and downs in the data, jobless claims remain stuck at the 450,000 mark they've been on since the start of the year. Taking ...

Inflation no show

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
RBA no go. This is the financial markets' collective verdict following yesterday's surprisingly lower-than-expected Australian inflation figures. I don't know about you but is central banking and monetary policy really as simple as this? I remember ...

Asia primed for investments

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
The oversold Euro, market valuations that reflect lowered expectations, and an expected gradual decline in volatility currently make Asia one of the best investment hot spots for Aussie investors, said Seres Asset Management. With equities markets around ...

The octopus on fees versus commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
An iPhone app based on Paul the Octopus is undecided whether adviser remuneration should tilt towards fee for service rather than stay with commissions as the default payment method. The Ask Octopus app was developed in Brazil by uTouchLabs and is available ...

Omega wins Medibank and Telstra Super mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
Specialist fixed income manager Omega Global Investors has won a $50 million mandate from Medibank and a second from Telstra Super for an undisclosed sum. The $50 million from Medibank will be invested in a global bonds mandate. Medibank treasurer ...

Don't bank on broad themes: BTIM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
Investors can't rely on broad themed-based strategies and should focus on picking the best stocks, according to one of the largest fund managers in Australia. Crispin Murray, head of equity strategies at BT Investment Management (BTIM), said the fund ...

Count expands lending

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
Count Financial is pushing ahead with its lending expansion plans despite calling off talks with Mortgage Choice three months ago. Andrew Gale, chief executive and managing director at Count, said given the group's practices are primarily accounting ...

Up, down and round and round

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
"Upside down Boy, you turn me Inside out And round and round..." - Upside Down, Diana Ross If there's any observation that can be made about Wall Street's movement overnight, it is that investor sentiment remains fragile. Just when financial markets ...

Hold, Fold or Run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
... shadowing which -- is it Europe and Asia taking its cue from the US or the US mirroring Europe's moves which is reflecting Asia's ups and downs? Ahhh... the downside of an interconnected world! There'll be more of this volatility in the coming weeks ...

Detox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... Chumbawamba Phew! That was one hell of a ride wasn't it? You know what I'm talking about. Correct! Last week's financial market ups, downs, twists and turns. Five days of uncertainty... and markets hate uncertainty. Fingers were pointed. At the Greeks. ...