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Paradox of thrift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... problems. Why do they have problems? Because they don't work enough. And why is that? Because they have a good climate, music and drink and they are not as serious as the Germans....This is a moral, racial approach that does not correspond to reality." ...

Fin services execs rock on for charity

Some financial service professionals have a secret identity - analysts, fund managers, financial planners and business development managers by day, rockstars by night. The Financial Industry Community Aid Programme (FICAP), developed in 2006 by a group ...

We're still in Kansas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... expected by consensus. Better...jobs losses in September and October lowered by a total of 159,000. Yes, the report was music to Wall Street's ears that I could almost hear it singing, "Suddenly the wheels are in motion And I I'm ready to sail any ocean ...

ISN unveils new industry fund campaign

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... and human element of the campaign. The campaign is a very visual campaign with little voice-over, allowing the imagery and music to tell the story, noted the statement. The creative agency, Shannon's Way, devised a technique which uses the 'hands' as ...

Spring springs on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
'Words and music make a song.' (Andy Gibb) Wall Street's performance overnight showed what some choice words and a 'memo' could do to market sentiment. The S&P 500's 6.4 per cent surge last night provided a preview of the sharp reversal the equity markets ...

No instant gratification

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... past few days reflects the GenXers and GenYers culture of instant gratification. Flick a switch and dinner is cooked, the music plays, moving images play on the screen. Click on the mouse and information of any kind is displayed, conversations with friends ...

JP Morgan breaks into NZ with musical

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
JPMorgan Australia is using its sponsorship of the long-running musical, The Phantom of the Opera, to heighten awareness of the JP Morgan brand in New Zealand. "We received our registered banking licence late last year [in New Zealand] and we have someone ...

Intel eyes China tech

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... businesses nurture important technologies and develop innovative products. Examples of investments include DAC, Neusoft Group, A8 Music, Chipsbank Microelectronics, and Palm Commerce.

When good housing news is bad

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... 12 times average wages. For home owners or investors looking for a break from all the bad investment news, this must be music to their ears especially as it will help fund future equity-funded investments and help pay for those recent margin calls. But ...

CFS buys music copyright assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... media fund. First State Media Works, a fund that will be launched later this year, will become one of the world's largest music catalogue owners after purchasing contemporary music company Wind-up Entertainment. The Wind-Up Entertainment catalogue features ...