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Chumbawamba rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... suspense. It's the escalating tension between two former Soviet states - Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to Al Jazeera America's report (2 August), it's "The deadliest fighting in the region in 20 years..." The Armenians and the Azeris are fighting ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
The Australian share market is slightly lower, as investors digest the impact of Argentina's debt default and US and European Union sanctions against Russia. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the market was relatively quiet as it tried to balance ...

MetLife refocuses on middle classes with direct distribution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
Based on the way global insurers are increasingly looking to the direct market to boost sales in developed economies, the way insurance is distributed in Australia looks set for a shake-up. In the past week it was widely reported across the Americas ...

Punishing Putin (harder)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... full-scale commercial warfare that could damage its own economy, which is still shaking off the euro debt crisis." (Bloomberg) America knows it. Here's Bloomberg again, "Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew, speaking to reporters today in Riverdale, Iowa ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
The Australian share market is trading flat, though marked by a plunge in the shares of insurer QBE. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local bourse was "as flat as a tack". He said overseas leads had been okay, but a profit downgrade ...

Dip-buying pays

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
So what's new in world of Wall Street today? In a word... nothing. Not a thing, Virginia. Equities, Treasuries, gold and copper closed basically unchanged overnight. Sure, sure there's still plenty of things to worry about on Wall Street. The latest ...

It's all about the US week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... two days of this week for starting mid-week... financial markets' moods could swing - for the better or the worse - on America. Yes Virginia, this week is all about the US of A. Sure Virginia, there'll be speculations galore even before hump day, Wednesday ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell as geopolitical worries weigh on sentiment. At 0811 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,496. Geopolitical concerns, with the ...

A BRICS R5 Bank is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
"Play it again, Chumbawamba"... "I get knocked down but I get up again..." Can't really stop those bargain hunters hunting for bargains on Wall Street, 'ey? Not even with the previous day's headlines talkin' 'bout the Fed saying that those bargains ...

PIMCO names new head of Asia Pacific

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
PIMCO has appointed its former global head of PIMCO Advisory as its new head of Asia Pacific, an area that includes the Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo offices. Reporting to PIMCO chief executive Douglas Hodge, Eric J. Mogelof will continue to ...