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Good newer news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
Out with the old (news), in with the less older. Yes Virginia, this is the way that economic data are tumbling these days. But overall, they confirm the weakness of the ancient second quarter economy, an improvement in the current one and perhaps even ...

Asia primed for investments

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... China A-Share underperformance, heightened volatility levels, and a generally bearish consensus bias on earnings and global macro trends. "We now see a high probability of a corrective rally in markets and sectors that are particularly sensitive to shifting ...

Half-filled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
Another set of dismal data again failed to get Wall Street down last night. Big-named US companies that reported their second quarter results overnight came up short of expectations and worse, some even downgraded their earnings guidance. Data out on ...

Contra confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... by 12.2 points in September 2005. The S&P 500 gained more than seven per cent over the following 12 months. The broader macro dynamics haven't changed with one month's consumer sentiment number. The US economy remains on track for growth, albeit slower ...

Treasury Group ramps up asset allocation muscle

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
Treasury Group has created an investment advisory group, Premium Services, whose core function is to provide asset allocation knowhow to Treasury's suite of boutique funds. Yesterday Treasury formed Premium Services, an advisory team made up of Mark ...

Every recovery starts jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... grow like it did in the first quarter -- 11.9 per cent -- indefinitely without running into serious capacity constraints or macro-economic disequilibria, do they? China will slow but only down to Beijing's target of around 10 per cent growth this year. ...

EOFYS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... grow like it did in the first quarter - 11.9 per cent - indefinitely without running into serious capacity constraints or macro-economic disequilibria do they? Not even Beijing's diktats. In efforts to slow its economy, China have already tightened rules ...

IFSA rebrands to the Financial Services Council

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) is changing its name to the Financial Services Council, signalling a move to broaden its reach and influence. The peak body represents retail and wholesale funds management institutions spanning ...

Toot those Vuvuzelas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010

Moody's cries boo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
I though we've already settled this a long, long time ago. Greece is junk! But no! No! Bloomberg reports that the Dow erased its triple-digit gains overnight when Moody's cried boo. OMG! If we're dealing with a market that reacts this way, then it really ...