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Sonray Capital Markets is an Australian financial services company (regulated by ASIC) providing access to global markets for Retail and Institutional clients around the world.

By utilising the services of external third party providers, Sonray’s core business is the provision of quality global execution and clearing services through state of the art trading systems and risk management tools.

Sonray was one of the first companies in Australia to provide advice on CFDs and we pride ourselves on our superior customer service across all our divisions.

Our vision is to be an internationally respected facilitator of innovative financial products which provides access to global capital markets.

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New ASIC ban on short-selling

  Important Notice!

On Sunday 21st September 2008, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) issued a Class Order in regards to short selling. The Class Order detailed the following decisions made by ASIC, which are to apply from the opening of the market on Monday, 22nd September 2008 until the End Date:

News - Expect a Short-Lived Dollar Rally

View the videoThe dollar will likely strengthen if the bailout bill gets approved by Congress, says Clifford Bennett, chief economist at Sonray. But this strength will be short-lived. He explains why to CNBC's Oriel Morrison & Sri Jegarajah. 02/10/08

 

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News - Sharemarket's $60bn wipeout

Published: 1st October 2008 The Age

Sonray Capital Markets' head of wealth management, Sam Lythgo, said he expected the US bill would be passed, in some modified form. But if it wasn't, there would be more short-term pain in financial markets.

Read the full article at The Age.com.au 01/10/08

Read the full article at The Age.com.au

News - Bailout Plan is Not a Silver Bullet

The bailout package is not a silver bullet which will resolve the U.S. financial crisis, says Clifford Bennett, chief economist at Sonray Capital Markets. He assesses the health of the U.S. economy, with CNBC's Rebecca Meehan & Lisa Oake. 29/09/08

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News - Belt up for long ride

Published: 24th September 2008 Herald Sun

Sonray Capital Markets chief economist Clifford Bennett said that, while it would prevent further market collapses, US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's rescue plan was likely to extend the US recession from three to six months to two to three years of pain.

"This package was designed to save the investment community, not to save the US economy," he said.

Read the full article at HeraldSun.com.au 24/09/08

Read the full article at HeraldSun.com.au

News - Bailout Plan Will Prolong Pain

The bailout plan will extend the entrenched recessionary risks for the U.S. economy for another 2 - 3 years instead of another 3 - 6 months. Clifford Bennett, chief economist at Sonray Capital Markets tells CNBC's Oriel Morrison why. 23/09/08

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News - Australia Seeks to Buttress Bank System as Macquarie Slumps

Published: 18th September 2008 Bloomberg

"Let there be no doubt, there will be real business impacts and consumer impacts from these events" as banks wind back lending, said Clifford Bennett, chief economist at Sonray Capital Markets Ltd. in Sydney. Australia's economy "is definitely going to have a more severe slowdown than was expected a month ago."

Read the full article at Bloomberg.com 18/09/08

Read the full article at Bloomberg.com

News - Macquarie Slumps

Published: 18th September 2008 Bloomberg

Macquarie Group Ltd., Australia's largest investment bank, plunged a record 23 percent as Morgan Stanley and HBOS Plc sought buyers to avoid becoming victims of the financial crisis.

"Babcock and Macquarie's business models relate to a previous era of irrational exuberance which no longer exists," Clifford Bennett, chief economist at Sonray Capital Markets Ltd. in Sydney said. "Babcock & Brown is going to come very close to the edge."

Read the full article at Bloomberg.com 18/09/08

Read the full article at Bloomberg.com

News - Australia, New Zealand Dollars Drop as Commodities, Stocks Fall

Published: 11th September 2008 Bloomberg

The Australian currency could gain to 88 cents in a ``matter of weeks'' wrote Sydney-based Clifford Bennett, chief economist at research firm Sonray Capital Markets Ltd., in a research note today. High yields and resource stocks at ``bargain basement'' prices will attract foreign capital to Australian assets and the local currency, he wrote.

Read the full article at Bloomberg.com 11/09/08

Read the full article at Bloomberg.com


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Yep! That was the rally alright?

First Perspective #79
16 October 2008

For some technical reason yesterday’s report suggesting the good news was fully priced and the rally over, was delayed til early this morning. So in a more up to date comment, and as we have previously said, it still gets much worse before it gets better, and the opportunities are getting bigger.

In one paragraph, here are the key aspects of what I believe you need to be constantly aware of and the first is the most powerful, Big Brother, be it the US or European governments CANNOT fix this! What has to happen is for markets to run their course and they should be allowed to do so as quickly as possible. Painful as it may be it will not be as bad as this to some degree Hank Paulson encouragement of there being a solve all package that got everyone the world over, too focused on one event. The point is, markets can work through and resolve current issues if allowed to. I suggest that if short selling had not been curtailed, those who were short would have been taking profits before now, and supporting the market. Instead those already established shorts became extremely valuable and have been held. Next point, this is clearly a panic with further to go. When truly stunned people grasp for the simplest idea and hang on for all they can. That idea which dominates business, investment circles, and personal financial decisions at the moment is, CASH, and preferably US cash for the reason that the US is considered the least likely country to ever default. The problem with that idea is, the US is the epicentre of the crisis.

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