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PROFILE: J.P. Morgan head of investor services Henry Capra

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... fact that he says has informed his character. "If I think back on my father's experience, coming out after the war in tough times, having to find a job, didn't speak the language, I have a lot of admiration for what he did." This hardworking, determined ...

7.5% in black and white

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... about those speeches and gabs delivered in Beijingese -- some of which may be lost in translation. Writing in Britain's The Times newspaper, Premier Li told the world what's on his mind: "China's economy needs to grow at a proper rate, expected to be ...

UK on the go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
"...somewhere in my youth, or childhood, I must have done something good." In his alone times, it wouldn't be surprising to catch imported Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney humming this tune from "The Sound of Music" to himself (perhaps at ...

Dynamic approach key to low volatility investing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... beta through the cycle than other approaches. This means that the exact timing of investment is less important. "There are times when you low volatility is less attractive but if there's one part of the portfolio that you can afford to set and forget ...

Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... this absence of fear in the equity market is creating fears elsewhere. Fear of further price falls in that go to asset in times of trouble. Gold's losing its shine. Gold's no longer golden. The yellow metal's spot price dropped to US$1,248.56 an ounce ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... yields at the long end and those at the short -- to divine what the bond market is saying. But these are still not normal times... not with the Fed still anchoring the fed funds rate at zero and not with it still purchasing US$45 billion monthly. Yields ...

FSC serves boutique with 'surprise' exit fee

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... the FSC. Mr Walsh is aware of this. The FSC has requested payment from UCA for several months and contacted Mr Walsh many times for payment.

Watching you watching me watching you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
... higher," on the other hand, "a more cautious approach might be warranted." Yes we've all heard Janet tell us this so many times before - it depends on the trajectory of economic growth and inflation. But what we haven't heard explicitly stated before ...

When Maslow's Theory and Marketing Collide

... of modern management and marketing If marketing is so important to a business, why is it often the first thing cut when times are tough? Why chop one of two things that can help a business grow? One reason is that the view on marketing has changed since ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten