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Fanning the flames of fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... David Rosenberg joined the chorus and also forecast a similar level for the S&P 500. These predictions, and apparently Warren Buffet's -- the 'sage of Omaha' - remark that the US economy 'has fallen off a cliff' sent Wall Street down again last night. ...

The Ides of March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... broad-based sell-off yesterday and overnight suggests otherwise. Bloomberg attributed Wall Street's sell-off to 'after Warren Buffett said the economy is in "shambles" and American International Group Inc. posted the largest corporate loss in US history.' ...

I have been dead wrong: Buffett

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
It's not often that a highly respected investment guru such as Warren Buffett admits to making a "major mistake"- but last Saturday, he did. In his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Buffett acknowledged he made a "major mistake of commission" ...

Jacobson departs Kaplan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
Warren Jacobson, Kaplan Professional Australia chief executive, has resigned from the professional education provider. Jacobson announced his resignation on December 11 which became effective at the end of last year to "explore new opportunities". Kaplan ...

Innovators, imitators and idiots

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
... emulating Yale have the resources of Yale and the talent of Yale to pick the right managers." Paraphrasing market guru Warren Buffet, Barron's said, "First come the innovators, then the imitators and, finally, the idiots."

Market wrap - midday

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... down 15 points at 4,995 on a volume of 16,219 contracts. CommSec market analyst Juliette Saly said news that US tycoon Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway had agreed to buy $US5 billion ($A5.93 billion) of stock in Goldman Sachs had prompted the positive ...

Tough times herald education boom

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... windfall for Kaplan Professional as financial service employees' re-skill and set themselves apart from the competition. Warren Jacobson, Kaplan Professional chief executive, said the nature of financial education is it's counter cyclical to economic ...

Getting the right mix

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... diversification is to pick a fund manager whose product holds a very strong competitive advantage over the rest, said Geoff Warren, director capital markets research at Russell Investments. "They can be things like information and the ability to access ...

Once lost, now found: super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... rolled over into the member's active fund. Members with larger balances are contacted to confirm the proposed transfer," Warren Fawcett, manager of AUSfund said. Meanwhile, CommInsure's SuperTrace Eligible Rollover Fund (ERF) has reunited over 100,000 ...

AUSfund rolls out $4.3m

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... Eligible Rollover Fund AUSfund recently returned $4.3 million to its members in seven weeks. According to AUSfund manager Warren Fawcett, the fund's most recent campaign targeted towards the fund's largest account holders. "This particular campaign was ...