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Ben calls on JMK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
Jumpy! This is the word that came to mind when I was watching last night's trading action in the financial markets. Is it only me or has anybody else noticed that the "bounce around" in share prices have been shortening lately? It used to be a matter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
NEW YORK - US stocks got a boost Thursday despite poor domestic economic data after major central banks joined hands to ensure US dollar liquidity to Europe's embattled banks. In positive territory for the fourth day in a row, the Dow Jones Industrial ...

A penny saved could spark a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
"Don't push me cause I'm close to the edge I'm trying not to lose my head, ah-huh-huh-huh" - The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Recession worries, it seems, travel fast. After doing a tour of the USA, they are now doing the rounds ...

Lost GPS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
And so here we are ladies and gents. Very much unsure of where financial markets are gonna go. In times like these, it becomes so easy to get swept up by the mood of the mob. Someone shouts "sell" and everybody rush to the exits - never mind why, we ...

JMK rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
Inured or undaunted? This is the question that pops in my head watching the financial markets' reaction to the current events that normally would sap optimism out of any rational human investor. Inured? Yes Virginia, you're well aware of all the troubles ...

RBF-Tas makes senior appointments

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
The $3.6 billion RBF-Tasmania has hired former Connect Credit Union executive Nick Connor as chief operations officer, and made two other internal senior appointments after a restructure of its executive model. Connor has over 20 years management experience ...

Global private equity firms invest in OzForex

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
The $100 billion private equity firm Carlyle Group, which has links to some influential world leaders, has invested in OzForex, the retail foreign exchange provider part-owned by Macquarie Private Wealth. The size of the investment was not disclosed ...

Borysiewicz exits, Amundi names new chief

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
Amundi Asset Management has appointed Schroder Investment Management head of sales, Brian Scott, as the new country head and chief executive, following the departure of former CEO, Richard Borysiewicz. Scott spent three and a half years as head of sales ...

Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
When bad news... Those who've already done their weekend reading probably know what I'm going to write about. Yes, it's the US private non-farm payrolls report for September - the one that shows that jobs in America are still hard to come by. Overall ...

Amundi wins volatility mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
Amundi has won a third key mandate from a local institutional manager, adding to the $6.7 billion in funds that the group manages globally on behalf of investors keen on volatility strategies. Richard Borysiewicz, chief executive of Amundi Asset Management ...