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Humanitarian you, humanitarian me too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... was considering the possibility of sending a humanitarian mission to the eastern city of Luhansk". The very same day that Israel and Palestine ceased their ceasefire. I wonder, wonder who's gonna play humanitarian there? So are the US/EU and Russia ready ...

US bond market says not yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... (again), there's Portugal and Banco Espiritu Santo (again), there's increased geo-political risks - Putin and the Ukraine, Israel and Hamas, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, etc - and rising volatility, there's the IMF "advising" China to slow its economic growth ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... economic news on Monday, Business Council of Australia president Catherine Livingstone is scheduled to speak at Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce lunch in Sydney. In major equities news, ANZ chairman David Gonski and other business leaders are slated ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... to cooperate with an international probe into the disaster. Meanwhile, the death toll continued to rise in Gaza, where Israel has undertaken a ground assault against Hamas. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have fallen for a third day, weighed down ...

Down one day, dip buying the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... next day before dropping big time on the 17th - the day civilian aircraft Malaysian MH17 was shot down over Ukraine and Israel sent ground troops and tanks into Gaza. The S&P 500 closed 1.2% down. The international community was still coming to terms ...

Life's a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... flight MH17 might push that turns into shove that prompts NATO to sanction a military intervention in the Ukraine. But Israel waits not for NATO. It has reportedly sent ground troops and tanks into Gaza. It didn't faze financial markets over the past ...

ATO closing in on undisclosed offshore income

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... initiative as taxpayers get their affairs in order. Most people getting in touch with us are reporting accounts in Switzerland, Israel, Lichtenstein, the Netherlands, South Africa and Hong Kong, so we'll obviously be looking closely at flow of funds ...

2014 MAX Award Winners and Finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... Rio Tinto, AMP and Caltex have annual general meetings. Wesfarmers chairman Bob Avery is slated to speak at an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce lunch in Brisbane. In Australia, the market on Wednesday followed the global trend and has finished lower ...

Westpac to open branch in Shanghai

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... demand, or expect their use of CNY-related services to increase," he said. The announcement coincided with news that Simon Israel, chairman of Asian telco SingTel Ltd, has joined Westpac's Asia Advisory Board as non-executive member. "Mr Israel's appointment ...