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Turkeys, PIGS and Koreans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
While investors had no recourse but to leave Americans at peace to bite heartily into their Thanksgiving turkeys - markets were closed - many were still shooting down European PIGS at the same time that Koreans were shooting down each other. After sending ...

FPA unveils Value of Advice winners

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... "All entries we received were great case studies on how financial planners provide true value for their advice as well as peace of mind," he said. This year's awards judges were Julie Berry, Marisa Broome, Roger Colbeck, John Godfrey, Peeyush Gupta ...

Chireland hurdled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... dosage will "certainly not" amount to the to a,-100 billion ($139 billion) that's the talk of the town. Europe would be at peace again... until the next debt scare. If only the European Central Bank did a proper stress test the first time around. Remember ...

Saved by BP and Goldman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... according to Bloomberg, "the payment amounts to 14 days of earnings, based on first-quarter results." Small change to pay for peace of mind! Without these good news distracting investors' attention from the not so good US releases last night, Wall Street ...

Planners rank high on client scorecard

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... dentists. They look on their adviser as a coach helping them along the path to financial freedom and therefore have greater peace of mind." The key factor driving loyalty among respondents comes down to simple listening and communication skills. Taking ...

Just a typical pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
There's peace and quiet on financial market's overnight. Not a soul was stirring... not even a mouse. The Americans are celebrating their Independence Day. They're on holiday. This gave me a holiday too... that is, a holiday from the daily noises - ...

Govt extends drawdown relief for account-based pensions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... announcement. "We're really not quite sure what's in store for us in the year ahead. This announcement will give many seniors peace of mind in the coming months," said Michael O'Neill, chief executive of National Seniors Australia. Pauline Vamos, chief ...

World peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... many pages of the communiquA(C), I am reminded of a beauty contestant's clever answer to her make or break question. "World Peace!" And the question is, "how can the leaders of the global economy reconcile fiscal austerity with that of sustaining the ...

China SWF signs resources JV in Canada

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... Corporation (CIC) formed a joint venture with Penn West Energy Trust to develop the company's bitumen assets located in the Peace River area of northern Alberta, Calgary. The joint venture means Penn West contributes the assets worth more than $1.8 billion ...

End game II

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... cart. It wants more and fast gratification. So it's about to put on a condom - trade protection - for greater pleasure and peace of mind of its citizens. Recent reports speculate that the groundwork has been laid to brand China a "currency manipulator" ...