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Alibaba co-founder tops China rich list

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... Chinese e-commerce giant from his apartment, reached the top of the wealth list by Hurun Report for first the first time, Fortune magazine reports. He beat out Wanda Group chairman Wang Jianlin, who has $24.2 billion, and Li Jejun of Hanergy, a renewable ...

Harvard receives record-breaking donation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014

Financial services stars named in rich list

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... Management co-founder Kerr Neilson was the highest placed financial services executive with an estimated $3.35 billion fortune. The strong performance of global share markets saw him climb three places. Neilson's fellow co-founder Andrew Clifford also ...

Good or bad, it's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
I had pancakes for breakfast. So was everyone else tuned in to overnight trading activity on Wall Street. The S&P 500 index closed flat -- ok, ok... an itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie minus 0.01% if one must be pedantic about it -- after declining by as much ...

Wagging the giant doggie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... been generally-accepted that the Australian economy had in recent history hitched its wagon to China's fortunes - good fortune in China, good for the Australian economy and therefore... higher A$ exchange rate. Could it be that what's happening now is ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

RBS posts soaring losses, pays $1m bonuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
Royal Bank of Scotland's losses soared to almost STG9 billion ($A16.82 billion) last year, the state-rescued lender has announced, while its decision to pay millions in bonuses has triggered a political backlash. Net losses announced on Thursday widened ...

Wealthy parents fear kids can't handle family fortune

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... years old and about one fifth believe their children should wait until they're at least 40 years old before the family fortune is disclosed. Most respondents listed an "overall aversion to the topic, having been taught not to discuss wealth with anyone" ...

Delay of execution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... as missiles go a-flying.A And just as you've seen on this space yesterday, courageous buyers earned handsome medals of fortune.A Who said that war was good for absolutely nothing! But nah, no Virginia...not according to Reuters.A Instead, Syrian president ...

Prepare for take-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... that the US flew over Iraq starting on 17 January 1991.A Those who bought shares when war broke were given a medal of fortune...a handsome 27.2% gain by the end of 1991. Iraq War Part II:A "Operation Iraqi Freedom" (2003) Guess, I don't have to remind ...