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Lies, damned lies and statistics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... a 49,100 addition to full-time positions negated the 21,800 part-time lost. A beautiful set of numbers indeed...if it was true. This seemed to be the consensus reaction to the ABS job numbers. Most were happy enough and reported without question the ...

Taking a breather

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... were technically insolvent. The US Treasury was quick to dismiss this, saying that there is 'no basis that any of this is true,' because it doesn't yet have the results. Rumours, bad news and snippets of good news. Nothing has changed from last week. ...

Clients listen, but switch anyway

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
... switches is less than 10 per cent - a sign that advisers' messages of holding on to long term investment strategies are holding true. "For 60 per cent of advisers, fewer than 10 per cent of clients have changed their investments," said Lloyd. And for ...

Regulate...then regulate some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
True to script, history has not failed us. Like in most episodes following widespread market upheavals, increased regulation makes a comeback for an encore. Taking advantage of the global disgust at the rapid erosion of wealth caused by 'inventive' ...

Beggar thy neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... its domestic economic problems but in doing so, worsens that of other countries. In the past (but some of them are still true to this day), this came in the form of import quotas, trade restrictions and export subsidies. The establishment of the World ...

Tasplan axes $280m State Street mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
... review of the fund's cash and FI strategies. "Mercer [Tasplan's asset consultant] decided that State Street probably wasn't true-to-label in some respects to some of their performance, on the global and domestic fixed interest especially," said Cassidy. ...

Go for gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
... During this time, investors shunned gold because it was considered a non-appreciating, non-interest bearing asset. This is true during normal economic conditions. Gold investors do not receive interest income like they do from cash or government bonds. ...

Fresh mint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... economic system could eventually force consumers to spend as they find that they have more money in their pockets. This may be true for a close economy. But with the global economy as inter-related and interdependent as it is now, adjustments will have ...

US pensions fight for trust

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... unprecedented instability of worldwide markets. The key elements of the principles are greater disclosure and transparency, true regulatory independence, an increased and effective shareowner voice in the capital markets and earlier identification by ...

Savings paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... activity abetted by consumers and businesses doing what is perfectly rational - that is, look after their own well-being. A true paradox indeed.