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Love thy neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... cent in the third. Double-dip here we come? Saving Greece alone is not such a big problem. But where would European nations stop? Ireland? Portugal? Spain? UK? And oh speaking of the UK, one well-known Australian politician is moving there for good because ...

Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... unemployment rate would reach 7 per cent to 10 per cent in the near future. But my butt. If the media and financial presses don't stop with these negative spins, we are certainly headed there. Perhaps only then will these negative presentations of the ...

ASIC blocks Tankstream

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
ASIC has issued final stop orders on unsolicited offers made by Tankstream Funds Management to investors in 16 unlisted Centro MCS property syndicates. The orders follow Tankstream making a series of unsolicited offers for up to 50 per cent of the interests ...

Trichet to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
"Efxaristo para poli!" That's Greek for thank you very much. What in the world could possibly make European Central Bank President (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet abandoned the summer sunshine in Sydney - and the company of the 23 other central representatives ...

Greece is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... highly indebted countries. This is where the classic phrase, "caught between a rock and hard place" distinctly applies. Rock. Stop government spending support and the economy risks going into retreat. Weak economy equal less tax revenue equals more welfare ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... Stocks have buckled under the growing belief that the global economy is weaker than many investors expected and is likely to stop the US labour market from rebounding in the coming months. A flood of bad news, including rising debt levels in European ...

Gold's dimming lustre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... deflating. Especially considering that the renewed uncertainty in the global economy and financial markets have not been able to stop gold's deceleration thus far. Gold appears to be confirming the slow growth - therefore benign inflation - story. But ...

ASIC power boost could trigger witch-hunts

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... of whom had absolutely nothing to do with the 'advice' industry under the FSRA. Increased powers of investigation may help stop these well published occurrences before the public are harmed," said Prossor. The minister for financial services, Chris Bowen ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... a year. We just can't afford it." How could you not help but applaud the man? Wall Street did. But then the world didn't stop turning while Obama was delivering his oration. This soured Wall Street and other equity markets. News that Ben Bernanke was ...

RARE wins $200m mandate from CFS

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
RARE Infrastructure has won a $200 million global listed infrastructure mandate from Colonial First State. Matthew Dell, head of retail distribution at RARE Infrastructure, said the $200 million mandate was awarded following CFS' review of their global ...