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J.P. Morgan wins $1.5bn custody mandate

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
J.P. Morgan Treasury & Securities Services (TSS) is the new custodian and administration provider of corporate super fund City Super. Bryan Gray, head of treasury & securities services sales and client management said the new $1.5 billion mandate further ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... in reserve, as it struggles to keep inflation under control. Investors are growing more concerned about the crisis in the Arab world. Some investors were wary after the Chinese central bank's move to raise the reserve requirement ratio for the second ...

Yakety yak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
I wonder if anyone noticed that there was a G-20 meeting held over the weekend. Yes, there was! Honest. Am sure many have heard of the meeting in Paris where the world's 20 most powerful heads talked to discuss the collective economic and financial ...

USA is going A-OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... Big Ben could have noted the fresh uncertainty caused by Egypt and the insecurity this is giving other autocracies in the Arab world but Big Ben wouldn't like anyone to spit on his face -- especially the US Congress - by admitting he erred. No siree! ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
The Australian market is receiving weak leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street flat, European markets mixed, Asian markets mostly closed, while precious metals were higher. Oil was down slightly. On the ASX 24 at 0642 AEDT, the March ...

Egypt not just another pyramid scheme

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... Saudi Arabia. The uprising in Egypt is however much more serious because of the leadership role Egypt used to play in the Arab world and how being sympathetic to the US has made it a force for moderation in a region that controls world oil supplies following ...

Speck of sand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
Trouble on the Nile? What trouble? Oh yes, all eyes are still glued to the evolving story about the political unrest. But after Friday night's knee jerk reaction on Wall Street, the temporary fear over the unfolding Egyptian saga proved just that... ...

Middle East mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
Better the mole you expect. America's still whacking its mole of tepid economic growth with the twin hammers of the US Federal Reserve's US$600 billion QE2 and the Obama administration's fiscal largesse. So far these twin hammers appear to be doing ...

Abu Dhabi sovereign fund chief missing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... chief. Sheikh Ahmed is the younger brother of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates.

Abu Dhabi SWF opens it doors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has published its first annual review, which shows its investment strategy and governance practices, to comply with the Santiago Principles and improve transparency. ADIA was established in 1976 and invests ...