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SSFS ushers Asian Century in $1bn global equities overhaul

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... however that they haven't changed their returns expectations and that the overhauled portfolio still has the same risk budget as it did previously. As part of the review, SSFS expanded the core part of their global equities portfolio from 30 per cent ...

Debt load

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... international ratings agency has placed Greece below an A grade. The downgrade was prompted by Fitch's concern over Greece's budget deficit which is expected to reach 12 per cent of GDP. But wait...wait! Isn't America's budget deficit already at 12 per ...

L-U-V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... US economy's growth path. Yes, we all know all about this. Retreating confidence as joblessness remains elevated, rising budget and current account deficits, municipalities raising taxes to recover falling revenues. Still too many houses for sale. Etcetera ...

Ganging up on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... remains worried about deflation. So much so that on the same day the GDP report was released, it announced plans for new budget spending. The rising yen is exacerbating the deflation in the country by making import prices cheaper. And now we also have ...

Battle of the bulge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... United States, that we maintain a strong dollar" while at the same time stressing the government's intention to shrink its budget deficit. Uncle Sam wants to have his cake and eat it too! By sending Uncle Benny out yelling "free money" to everyone in ...

What gets measured, gets done

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... "sweat the detail" of how they measure fund strategy outcomes or risk failing to complete their strategies on time and on budget. Adrian Johnstone, managing director of Sequential Project Services, noted research that found only 38 per cent of projects ...

Super is not for winning votes

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... of votes, with the popular measures put through and as a source of tax revenues," she said. "As long as we keep seeing Budget to Budget, election to election, superannuation used in this way, we run the risk of eroding the confidence in the system when ...

Dollar dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... would be shot. But what's USA Inc. to do? USA Inc. could sharply reduced its spending. This would slow the rise in its budget deficit and ease foreign investors' worries but...cause disaster for the domestic economy. Foreign investors worry. USA Inc. ...

Weight in gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... Street rallied last night following assurances from the G-20 that they will keep interest rates low and maintain record budget deficits until economic recoveries take hold. "Economic and financial conditions have improved following our coordinated response ...

Govt selects Medicare to run national clearinghouse

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... But the role went to Medicare instead, funded through the $16.1 million allocation that was made available in the 2008-09 Budget. Peter Philip, head of clearinghouse specialist SuperChoice, which is one of the largest super payments transactions provider ...