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Egypt not just another pyramid scheme

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... to a briefing note put out yesterday by BlackRock, street protests in Egypt which have gone on for a week now against president Hosni Mubarak in Cairo were inspired by similar protests in nearby Tunisia that last week lead to the downfall of that country's ...

Middle East mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... country is in turmoil as Egyptians - encouraged by the ousting of Tunisia's government - demanded democracy and an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30 years of authoritarian rule. There are fears that this political unrest could sweep through Arabia ...

AMP Capital appoints Alliston and Lau

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... development of tailored investment solutions at AMP capital. Before joining AMP, Lau was senior product manager, vice president, asset management with Goldman Sachs Asset Management in New York where she was responsible for portfolio construction, asset ...

AIG sells Nan Shan stake

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... possesses a clear ability to satisfy the strict criteria that governed AIG's bid review process," said Robert Benmosche, AIG president and chief executive. The purchase agreement includes a number of commitments that offer important protections for employees ...

China no slow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
"You're nothing without me A no one who'd go undefined You wouldn't exist You'd never be missed." US President Obama might have as well be singing these lyrics from the "City of Angels Musical" when, according to the Australian Financial Review, he ...

Of Jobs, Hu and Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... estimates - on (8.6 per cent) higher-than-estimated revenues of US$26.7 billion. But even bigger than Jobs, Chinese President Hu Jintao is coming to America... and meet and dine with US President Barack Obama at the White House. I could just imagine ...

Finsia CEO to step down

NEWS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... years at the helm of Finsia, chief executive officer Martin Fahy will be handing over the reins this year. Finsia's president Malcolm McComas said that Fahy had led Finsia through a period of remarkable transformation since the sale of its education ...

New M&A expert in town, hires BT chief

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... Perpetual two months ago, and last month Suncorp Life sold Tyndall Investments for around $128.5 million. Berkshire Capital president and chief executive, Bruce Cameron, said Australia's investment management sector is the fourth largest in the world ...

ECB relents, sort of

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
Why bring a rocket launcher to a fight when a BB gun would suffice. This must be what European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet last night when he announced only "small" measures to battle ongoing financial market tension in the Eurozone. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... Taylor said investors had been buoyed by better than expected manufacturing data out of China, positive comments from the president of the European Central Bank and strong private sector employment data in the United States. "They're the three flashpoints ...