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Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... an additional US$34.2 cents a week in September! That's roughly one dollar and forty cents extra they got in September! Now let's list all the goodies Mr. and Mrs. Jones can buy with an extra 34.2 cents a week. On second thought, I think they'll just ...

Parity not quite a party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... July 2008 high of US$0.9850 and is now at its highest level against the greenback since it was floated back in December 1983. Let's hear that chant again. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! Not that the Aussie needs any encouragement. Australian and ...

Good for nothing war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... one of the combatants. This weekend's annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington could not come soon enough. Let's hope cooler heads prevail cause war is good for "absolutely nothing".

More US investment banks close prop desks

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... believed to be considering increasing their exposure to alternative investments. The Bank of America/Merril Lynch traders being let go are believed to come from locations across the globe including New York, London and Hong Kong, and amount to as much ...

Busting myths on alternatives: JANA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
A prominent asset consultant told an ASFA luncheon audience yesterday that just because a particular investment is listed on the market doesn't make it "right" in a portfolio, or better than its unlisted alternatives. "There's this myth that because ...

Competing to devalue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
Let it rip boys! US equities closed weaker while we were sleeping apparently still reeling from the previous day's FOMC assessment that the US economy remains weak. Ok, let's give it that. But Bloomberg took it a bit farther. "The Fed said yesterday ...

Advisers champion responsible investing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
Australian financial planners can learn from their UK counterparts on socially responsible investing - as British planners, not pension funds, lead the way in ESG issues, according to an expert. Alexis Krajeski, associate director governance & sustainable ...

Let the lobbying begin

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
The Independents holding the balance of power in Federal Parliament could be subjected to three years of intense lobbying as the financial services industry comes to grips with a minority government. Industry bodies remain united in their desire to ...

Zurich kit connects advisers to new clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
Zurich has launched a financial adviser kit to assist advisers catering to clients in the medical profession. In the wake of the election decision and the Independent MP's stance, rural areas and medical professionals are expected to receive far greater ...

Planes, trains & automobiles and the bush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... days. It's happening in Australia - the Parliament remains in gridlock. The race is on in America. I just hope they don't let the three I's become their judge, jury and executioners.