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Punishing Putin (harder)

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014

... looking to increase its investment in Russia and invested $1.4 billion in a partnership with the Russian Sollis in 2011." Reuters lists other US companies "active in Russia": Chevron Corp, General Electric Co, Caterpillar Inc, John Deere, Mars, Cargill ...

A BRICS R5 Bank is born

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014

... following an exodus of capital from emerging markets last year, triggered by the scaling back of U.S. monetary stimulus," says Reuters. "The bank will begin with a subscribed capital of $50 billion divided equally between its five founders, with an initial ...

S&P 500: 22 corrections in 6 months

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014

... Frederick - "managing director of active trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab in Austin, Texas" - interview with Reuters underscores the market's sentiment each and every time Wall Street gets another leg up and over its previous high. "I'm expecting ...

7.5% in black and white

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014

... or take a few percentage points, China's on track for 7.5% growth this year. And this is reflected in recent forecasts. Reuters' poll of forecasters conducted two months ago predicted China growth of 7.3% this year and more recently, the World Bank ...

UK on the go

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014

... of 2013. As an aside - and also, about this time last year - no one believed the UK could do it. This is exemplified by Reuters' headline on 27 June 2013 which read: "Britain's double dip recession revised away, but picture still grim"....and Reuters ...

Market wrap AM

AAP | TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014

... Meanwhile, Reserve Bank of Australia head of financial stability department Luci Ellis delivers a speech to the Thomson Reuters' 2nd Australian Regulatory Summit, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases March housing finance figures and ...

Mother doesn't know

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014

... tensions in the Ukraine. At least, the headlines look like they got it right this time: "Wall St dips on Ukraine..." (Reuters); "U.S. Stocks Retreat as Ukraine Tensions Overshadow Jobs" (Bloomberg). Well sort of. This is because the US employment report ...

May worry

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 28 APR 2014

... month of below manufacturing PMI reading in April - and deflation threat in Europe. Take our money and run away in May? A Reuters' article published way back in 2011 provides convincing argument. In it, Reuters wrote, "Jeffrey Hirsch, publisher of the ...

Bouncy bouncy

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014

... better-than-expected 1.1% last month after rebounding by an upwardly adjusted 0.7% in February (previously estimated at 0.3%). I'll let Reuters give you its take on this. "U.S. retail sales recorded their largest gain in 1-1/2 years in March in a decisive ...

Front-runners

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 7 APR 2014

... Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) - has reportedly threatened to clamp down on hyper speed trades. Reuters reports that New York's Attorney General Eric Schneiderman already "has begun meeting with the US exchanges, which include ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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