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In a better place

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
Ahhh, finally some peace. Given Wall Street's straight gains over these past three trading days, many could be forgiven for wondering what just happened last week. Fear now, search for explanations later - that's what happened last week. For despite ...

He's just a man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... Japan's nuclear disaster? Can it vanquish Qaddafi? Can it stop the protests in the Middle East and North Africa and bring peace in those regions? No, no, no and no. Have you now revised your spreadsheets and made major adjustments? Same way you did when ...

Macquarie arms advisers with online cash tool

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... draw down on them in priority order. "The automatic cash management functionality gives both advisers and their clients the peace of mind that their cashflow is under control, that payments can be made and that investments are being proactively managed," ...

Bulls take first quarter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
It's a wrap. The first quarter of 2011 is officially ended and it's another victory for the bulls. And that's no bull. Here's a pop question. As an investor what would you do if on 31 December 2010, you were given a list of all the events that will ...

State Super FS appoints MD

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... clients. "Quality financial advice, well implemented, adds considerable value to clients' lives, enabling quality of life and peace of mind in retirement," Monaghan said. Peeyush Gupta, chairman of SSFS, said Monaghan had demonstrated strong leadership ...

Sentiment slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
Months of anxiety over rising inflation, speculation over near-term hikes in interest rates (in the developed economies) and/or actual hikes in interest rates (in emerging markets), lingering doubts over the US recovery, policy mistake and then a hard ...

1989 redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... contributed (hastened?) the global recession of 1990/91. But one thing's certain the collapse of Communism brought forth a peace dividend. Fiscal spending on defence, arms and ammunitions came down in both the east and west and allocated to more productive ...

Asian funds invest more in Taiwan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... the last thirty years than Taiwan. But the reasons for them investing in this are melting away so there will be a massive peace dividend," said Gave. "That money can either go on tax cuts or big infrastructure spending and I think politicians will like ...

Catching its second wind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... would be addressing the Egyptians and the world - maybe, to announce his resignation - sparked late buying. At last, world peace! The pharaoh spoke, shook, rattled and rolled but alas, resigned he did not. Too late, Wall Street's already called it a ...

Egypt not just another pyramid scheme

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... sympathetic to the US has made it a force for moderation in a region that controls world oil supplies following its 1979 peace deal with Israel. Note that it was this treaty that unfortunately lead to the 1981 assassination of then Egyptian president ...