Turbulence on world financial markets

September 19, 2008, 2:54pm, 70 views,  Leave a Comment

Wall StreetThe Australian stock market bounced back today after a rough and tumble week in response to financial troubles on Wall Street.

The wild fluctuations are unsettling for investors, and frankly, unless you have cash to burn there is little motivation to put money in stocks just at the moment. Read more

Shares end year in the red

June 30, 2008, 7:34pm, 158 views,  Leave a Comment

The Australian share market ended the day as it did the fiscal year - in the red. Read more

Time to frighten the horses

May 5, 2008, 3:19pm, 423 views,  2 Comments

For a country that’s arguably over regulated Australia is surprisingly lax in its supervision of financial services. Read more

Conflict of interest

April 15, 2008, 4:43pm, 118 views,  1 Comment

Michael West wrote a strong and thoughtful opinion piece in The Age on Opes Prime and the role of Australia’s corporate regulators. Read more