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Gen-Y in a bottle

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... that many social media users are resisting the use of sites like Facebook and Twitter for commercial purposes. "Yes, that's true but the challenge is how do you springboard from social media to you, as a finance institution?" The point is not so much ...

Loaded one-way bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... matter. Whatever happens in July stays in July - or in August, September, October, etc... But these aren't normal times. It's true Virginia, I have argued that the stabilisation/ebbing deceleration in economic activity that we have been presented over ...

CommInsure launches insurance WriteAway

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... insurance applications through electronic-based platforms. However, Browne said that their system differs because it is a "true end-to-end process for advisers". "It allows them to sit through the first interview with their client, capture data...and ...

RBNZ could go zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... worst thing that could happen is for consensus expectations for an economic contraction of 0.23 per cent this year to come true. While thus far, Australia has experienced only one quarter of negative growth - minus 0.6 per cent in the December 2008 quarter ...

Another dead feline bounce

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... adverse shocks." And that, "Although financial market conditions had improved, credit was still quite tight in many sectors." True yesterday's 0.6 per cent rise in June retail sales was higher than expected, but look at the details - headline retail ...

Second half jitters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
... contraction to stability to recovery is fraught with challenges. Challenges that tests the nerves and convictions of even true believers. Is there a better indication of this doubt than news of the US government contemplating Stimulus Mark II? Just look ...

Can't swing it both ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... not written in red? The rise in the US unemployment rate in June was the spark that started this renewed wave of pessimism. True, jobless people spend less. Less spending equals lower profits. But lesser workers also equal higher productivity. Increased ...

Focus on quality: T. Rowe Price

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... whole lot better than the GFC so I'm not worried about it... only time will tell, but I know the stocks we own are accreting true value under the bonnet. The true value is that they're getting a little bit bigger, they're retaining their profitability ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... from 45.4 in the previous month. Like the ISM index, a reading below 50 indicates contraction. Rejoice? Lament? The same is true in Australia, where the Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Index rose by 0.9 index ...

Black or white - just beat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... personal income increased by a significant 1.4 per cent in May following a 0.7 per cent rise in the previous month. Yes, it's true that growth in personal incomes was boosted by one-time payments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. ...