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Half-filled empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... failed bond auction and threat to France's credit rating, Eurozone authorities may (hopefully) decide that they've had enough punishment and finally do the right thing. ======================================== Meet Ben Ong, Financial Standard's Chief ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... lead, Italy still had to pay sharply higher rates to raise fresh funds on Monday, suggesting that investors may have had enough of bonds for the moment. A warning from the OECD that the eurozone debt crisis could plunge advanced economies into deep recession ...

Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... firm gets into trouble and becomes insolvent," they were reported to have said. And all this wasn't politically theatrical enough, an offshoot of the Occupy Wallstreet movement called OccupySEC said they were also know scrutinizing the Volcker Rule l ...

Australian Unity offers instos retirement investment opportunities

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... chronic undersupply of retirement villages in Australia, with only around 120,000 units around Australia, which won't be enough to handle the incoming population. "Most institutional investors have not considered these investments as a board or committee ...

US Girl Scouts launch financial literacy merit badge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... budgeting, comparison shopping and good credit practice. Harper told Moneyland that the average school curriculum doesn't teach enough of these skills and something needs to be done about it. The financial literacy merit badge will be structured so it ...

AXA Gorilla to retire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... AXA Equitable in a statement. But the gorilla has had good financial advice along the way and saved hard, accumulating enough to retire to an undisclosed beachside location. "Fortunately, the gorilla planned well for his retirement - even during the ...

Perspective not perplexing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... not as crinch-worthy as last week's euro-era record high of 7.48%. And yes, the price it has to pay might not still be enough to save it from a recession. Speaking of which, gentle reader "Spud" reacted to the piece I wrote yesterday. Spud wrote: "Relative ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... skeptical again. "So I would still be cautious of that happening again if the market thinks that nothing is happening quickly enough in Europe." The major resources stocks were relatively flat, with BHP Billiton down three cents at $37.77 and Rio Tinto ...

Independent directors not the silver bullet answer, super fund chairs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... month, while there are others you wish were there for 20 years." Asked by one ASFA delegate whether six years was long enough to serve on a board, Lynn Ralph, chair of BT Funds Management, said members needed to constantly assess whether they were the ...

Autumn Angst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... a forthnight (20 November) to twist someone's arm to head the country. Yes, twist... for I cannot imagine anyone brave enough to captain a sinking ship (I apologise for mixing my metaphors). The captain goes down with the ship. Wherever we look, there's ...