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Gesundheit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... However, accounting for year-to-date performances, Indonesia's stock market tops the charts with a still positive 2.4% return, Italy's plus 1.4% followed and then Malaysia's 1.3%. India's Sensex-30 index is down slightly - minus 0.1% - but this masks ...

Life insurance M&A outlook gloomy: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... sufficient investment returns on annuities, which pay out guaranteed returns to policyholders, hence weighing down portfolios. Italy's Generali by way of example is aiming to sell its US$50 billion German life insurance book, which, if sold, would mark ...

Aussie super maintains good grades

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... alerted policy makers to the growing importance of intergenerational equity issues," Goulet said. He said Japan, Austria, Italy and France are examples of developed economies whose pension systems don't represent a sustainable model that will support ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... total tax cuts over a decade and would have a net cost of $2.2 trillion through 2027." That's enough to buy the whole of Italy with Denmark to spare! But just as they did following his victory and inauguration, equity markets are again giving him the ...

The 2016 Census as a guide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... India has increased since 2011 (from 6% to 8.3%, and 5.6% to 7.4% respectively). "The Philippines has swapped places with Italy in the top 10 list, moving from number eight to number six." "Malaysia now appears in the top 10 countries of birth (replacing ...

Markets ignoring climate crisis: Hewson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... in Finland. The top 10 countries by average score are, in order: the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the US, Australia and Japan.

ECB nips the bud of rate hike speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... the current level of bond yields remains acceptable, a further increase would be problematic, particularly in places like Italy, Spain and Portugal, where debt payments are a major cost item and rising yields would curb spending and thwart growth." Not ...

Investors must look further than US: J.P. Morgan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... encourages investors to keep their eye on the political situation as the populations of Germany, France, the Netherlands and Italy go to the polls. "The political risk is going to be ramped this year, especially in the Eurozone where we're going to see ...

Locked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... knee-jerk reaction that would later on correct (as in Brexit) remains to be seen. The "no camp" also demands a referendum on Italy exiting from the euro.

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... despise him. But not the far-right wing politicians, especially in Europe where elections are due this year - Austria and Italy - and next - France, the Netherlands, Germany - for Trump's turning/boosting their chances at victory. But it's not only them ...