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Whac-a-mole 2.0

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... guess I got my answer. But all these rediscovered fears are due to Ireland not admitting that it has a problem. It's got enough to survive until the middle of next year, thank you very much! The Irish government remains adamant in refusing a bail out ...

CBA plans retail bond offering

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... funding base. This issue will help stimulate that interest," Nash said. "It will get people thinking about have they got enough bonds in their portfolio, and maybe be a lead in to more issuance in this market," Nash continued. Nash said the issue could ...

Calls to fast track higher SG: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... conducted by BrandManagement in October this year, found that this was too long of a time period for some respondents. "Having enough money to retire on remains a major concern, one that has increased since this survey was conducted last year," said ...

Healing US, crouching Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... growth in US GDP next year. What's wrong with that? Surely for a mature economy like America, 2.5 per cent growth is good enough, especially coming on the heels of the GFC-induced sharp economic contraction. The Fed's action ensures that this shall be ...

QE2 is Gold(ilocks)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... again. And it is this that the Fed wants to achieve with its 3 November largesse - not too big to spook the markets but big enough to maybe jumpstart the recovery engine. The US Federal Reserve announced a US$600 billion Treasury package that would be ...

Faster and easier insurance: Asteron

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... requirements like PMARs, we were not gaining any further significant insights, because the client had already painted us a rich enough picture through the application process," Hawke said. Asteron said it was also able to support higher non-medical and ...

AIA raises US$20.5bn in IPO

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... scrambled to get a piece of the Asian insurer with the 15 per cent over-allotment option exercised in full. Those brave enough to dip their toes in the water were handsomely rewarded, with the shares gaining approximately 20 in the first two trading ...

Lack of confidence impedes adviser referrals

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... a relationship takes time and to ask for the referral where you are comfortable will take time." "Advisers don't spend enough time doing this," McCarthy promotes formal client referral programs and close working relationships with internal accounting ...

Smaller QE2 is not all that bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... "The Fed meets eight times a year. Eight "inter" between meetings times US$250 billion gives us a whopping US$2 trillion - enough to buy two Australias or 17 New Zealands plus change!" Well as it's turning out, the QE2 might be enough to buy just one ...

Punting on next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
... 50.2 in October - more than market expectations for a 49.9 print - from 48.6 in the previous month. Good yes. But not good enough. Americans remained anxious about their jobs and worried about their income, the details of the report showed. But seemingly ...