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Not strong enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... an earlier than expected Fed exit from QE. In a Bloomberg television interview, Pres. Plosser declared that, "I'd like to stop but I would particularly like to see us begin to slow the pace down, gradually ease our way out of this if we possibly can" ...

Social media may not be the best place to advertise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... technology" are being overplayed by what he termed "social media evangelists." "As good as all this technology is, it still didn't stop 2.3 million people from tuning into the MasterChef finale, which was a live TV event," Barton said. "Contrary to what ...

RBA to raise rates in Wayne's world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
Stop right there! Thank you very much. If you still haven't made up your mind which way to bet on which way the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would go on interest rates at 230 PM AEST today, stop! I'll spare you the anguish, the anxiety, the suspense. ...

A lesson against austerity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
Sell in May? No way, Jose! We're now at that time of the year when historical stats show the bulls stop running and the bears have their way. But maybe...not this May. Not if investors keep in mind the current market mantra that 'what is bad is good ...

ASFA warns govt against Super raid

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... people. "The recent announcement by the government of a suite of changes to the system was welcomed by ASFA as it helped stop the panic and injected a degree of certainty and stability back into the superannuation system," ASFA spokesperson said. "We ...

It's the headlines, you twit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... Traders relying on algorithms to buy or sell must have taken a big hit from the flash crash last night. Think of all those stop-loss programmed commands that were triggered because of this, all because computers don't ask why, they just do. I also learnt ...

Industry under-prepared for SuperStream: Bravura

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... superannuation funds (SMSFs). "The recent volume of super reforms has led to funds and administrators implementing seemingly stop-gap solutions to meet compliance obligations, and I question if this is having the right impact and will truly result in ...

Switzerland falling out of favour with UHNWs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... by investment bank UBS last year that showed hundreds of billions of francs would flow out of Swiss vaults as measures to stop foreigners using secret accounts to evade taxes came into place. The global financial crisis has impacted the treatment of ...

Boston Bombs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
It started with the gold rush...to the exits, then China growth disappointment - which turned the sell gold (and other commodities) marathon into a sprint - and now this, America's attacked once more. I woke up to the news that two bombs had exploded ...

Fool's gold?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... in fiat currencies and hyperinflation. So far, US inflation remains below the Fed's target of 2.5% (where it's expected to stop or unwind some QE), inflation in the Eurozone's easing and Japan, it's still in deflation. Or is it perhaps because investors ...