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China's turn to provide buy opportunities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
It was bound to happen, didn't it? We've come full circle to the spooks that haunted through most of last year. Two weeks ago it was America and fears of Fed unwinding. Last week it was Italy and scares of a European debt crisis flashback. This week ...

HOSTPLUS consortium wins Destination Sydney bid

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... the fund has with infrastructure that forms our nation's economic backbone," said Elia. "It demonstrates the 'virtuous circle' of HostPlus role in infrastructure investment; securing superannuation returns for its members, coupled with the development ...

Murdoch defies shareholder sentiment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... Lachlan from remaining on the board. As many as two thirds of investors - with voting rights outside Murdoch's immediate circle - also voted to remove him from his seat. Protesting shareholders also voted to change the company's dual-class share structure ...

The pain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... "Feelings of nationalism are a huge obstacle to cross border debt sharing," they said. (MarketWatch) Looks like we've come full circle folks -- back to where we were before the ECB's OMTs, the Fed's QE3 and the BOJ's APP. But if history is any guide ...

Double A USA - the scare that wasn't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... from the Australian Financial Review on 5 August 2011: $100bn wiped off market in horror week No confidence as vicious circle escalates Not a safe port in the storm Remember the lessons of 2008 Are we heading for financial meltdown II? Investors brace ...

The twain could not meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... that, freed from the worrying headlines about what happens to Europe (at least for now), Wall Street-ers have come full circle to the realisation that it's a win-win situation for them. This is because the Fed's got their back should the economy deteriorate. ...

Wins and losses in PC default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... contributions sent to, though if members don't choose from this list we may end up in bizarre predicament where we've gone full circle and have to nominate default default super funds. Third, FWA become actively involved in each employer's fund selection ...

Fitzpatricks Private Wealth builds advice profile

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
High net worth advisory firm Fitzpatricks Private Wealth has signed John McMurdo in the role of group managing director and added Chris Cuffe to its board of directors. McMurdo, who was formerly chief executive officer of Centric Wealth and managing ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... obliged to maintain the status quo else there'll be hell to pay should the markets sell-off big time and rev up the vicious circle that's now afflicting its economy. Deja vu the third. News that the European Central Bank (ECB) is expanding the range ...

Three more days of guessing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... asked for the 100 bil hangman's rope. Egan Jones cut to the chase and downgraded Spain from B to CCC+ (junk). Hello vicious circle. Another five weeks of uncertainty would certainly suck Italy into this vicious vortex and perhaps, altogether drain the ...