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RBA to business: release the animal in you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... has a bachelor's degree in business journalism and is an award-winning journalist who "writes on economics, markets and politics throughout the Asia-Pacific region" (Bloomberg). Lest I be misunderstood, I'm not writing to kill Bill, I just think that ...

China's winning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... Putin a way out by pretending to take Putin at his "humanitarian mission" to Ukraine word. Good news (for now) on geo-politics aside, there's also good news on that big country that has been conspicuous in its silence on geo-politics - and its name is ...

In the throes of change

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... funds, life insurers, financial advisers and public trustees. This year, it will also be a platform for both sides of politics to articulate their agenda, with the Minister for Finance, Senator Mathias Corman and Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen MP both ...

S&P 500: 22 corrections in 6 months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... Their rationales ranging from expensive valuations, slow economic growth (and therefore, tepid earnings growth), geo-politics - Iraq, Russia, Ukraine, Syria - and its effect on oil prices, the Fed is "behind the curve"... name it and you'll find it... ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Mother doesn't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... non-farm payrolls report - released last week. Too bad we won't know for sure what the market's general consensus is coz geo-politics got in the way. Better stay away... if not for the whole month of May, then at least over the weekend. Who knows how ...

PROFILE: Cbus chief executive David Atkin

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... was seven and has remained there ever since. As an undergraduate at Melbourne University he specialised in history and politics, before moving on to do a masters at La Trobe. "I focused on the 1950s as a period, and I looked at gender and the way unions ...

Synchron recruits admin staff to cope with adviser demand

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) adopted a 'no-action' position regarding this provisions. "Both sides of politics have now acknowledged that the grandfathering issue was in fact an unintended consequence of the FoFA reforms," Synchron's ...

John Brumby wins AIST Trustee of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... Funds (CMSF). AIST CEO Tom Garcia congratulated Brumby, who joined MTAA Super in 2011 after serving 25 years in state politics, on his significant contribution to MTAA Super and the superannuation industry at large. "John's wide experience and expertise ...

Crimea makes it domestic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... the elections in September 2012. Me no think the Canadians would want any other country interfering with its domestic politics either. Neither would us, Australians all, if Tasmania decides that it wants to secede from the mainland after next week's ...