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Asian counterweight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
It's still the word - Greece, that is. "In the face of the extensive rumbas of the last few days, it was stressed by all that Greece is an integral part of the Eurozone." This was Greek government spokesman Elias Mossialos' announcement to the world ...

PAS taps board diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
Professional Associations Super practices what it preaches on gender diversity by electing Katherine Kasper as member representative director to its trustee board. PAS, with a membership base of 60 per cent female, agrees with the latest findings from ...

School staff take up super advice: NGS Super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
Teachers are practicing what they preach, taking up the free financial advice services offered by NGS Super at an unprecedented rate in the last six months - proof that not everyone's indifferent about their retirement savings. In May last year, NGS ...

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 ...

Recession over! Sigh!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
"The recovery has started." This is the world according to IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard. Or read another way, the global recession is over. My immediate reaction on reading this was a deep sigh. No, not a sigh of relief. But a sigh of disappointment. ...

Smart 401(k) plan design boosts their take-up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
Research from the US-based Investment Company Institute (ICI) reveals smart 401(k)s plan design is a big factor in their take up. "Research generally indicates that offering employer matching contributions or a loan provision increases participation. ...

Planners find Avenue in succession

Privately-owned dealer group Avenue Capital Management practiced what it preached on succession planning when it sold a substantial stake of its business to one of its staff. Stephen Barratt, who joined Avenue as a financial planner in 2004, has bought ...

Praemium to access UK's wealthiest through Lloyd's

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
Listed portfolio administration provider Praemium will provide services to the UK's wealthiest private investors through a new distribution deal signed with Argenta Private Capital. Praemium has appointed UK based Lloyd's adviser Argenta to distribute ...

Mixing up your yield and growth: OptiMix

Multimanager OptiMix has urged investors and advisers to give their portfolios a health check ahead of key investment landscape changes this year. Emmanuel Calligeris, chief investment officer of OptiMix, is referring to the mix of yield and growth ...
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