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Wen Confucius meets Sun Tzu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... shifts its reliance from exports into spurring domestic consumption. PM Wen just acknowledged these. So why the sad face? Ahh yes, because 7.5% think us will not be enough to lift the other boats (some slow, some stalled, some sinking) from the treacherous ...

TSCGEMU

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... agencies newly developed habit of insinuating themselves whenever there's a summit going on aside and focus on the summit itself. Yes, there was one last week. European Union leaders met at their Council HQ in Brussels last Friday to autograph the region's ...

Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... oil supply shock in the Middle East "would lead to a much stronger and unprecedented disruption of global oil supply". Ahh yes, downside risks and Europe. A view given credence by stats released overnight. The Eurozone's unemployment rate rose to a euro-area ...

FOFA discontent rumbles on after PJC findings

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Opt-in, annual fee disclosure and best interest remain the sticking points for industry bodies following yesterday's release of the Parliamentary Joint Committee report on FOFA. The 220 page report, which took into account over 70 submissions from concerned ...

Australian Ethical builds adviser products

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Australian Ethical is to expand its adviser reach with the planned launched of wholesale products. Announced yesterday in the group's results, Australian Ethical said its will launch a wholesale unit class for its Smaller Companies Trust, Larger Companies ...

Good not great

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
Yesterday we found out, what Australians all knew all along. Most voters love the K-man, but most in his party doesn't. The reverse is true for the G-lady. Was it worth the political drama of the past four days - the humiliation on the international ...

No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... back in the kitchen drawers. Happy ALP family members, from hereon, will be holding hands and singing kumbaya forevermore. Yes, siree! Speculations are now over, let the speculations begin! While we're distracted by events at home, something of greater ...

Tax concessions focus of Super roundtable

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
Better information on tax concessions, the operation of superannuation post-retirement and improving super for women dominated the inaugural superannuation roundtable meeting yesterday. The administration of a $50,000 concessional cap for Australians ...

TAL big winner in AFA annual awards

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
TAL has taken out the Association of Financial Advisers / Plan for Life's 2011 Life Company of the Year Award. Announced in an awards ceremony yesterday, TAL beat finalists CommInsure and AXA for the overall product and service category, with Brett ...

KRudd comeback biting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Now that Greece has again been relegated to a mere afterthought, the latest PMI update from Markit Economics reminded all and sundry that, Greece bailed out or not, a recession is still waiting in the wings in Europe. The Markit Economics preliminary ...