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Now for Australia's debt surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
Sufferin' succotash! Now we're really in trouble. Australians all, let's not rejoice for the bad news is piling up on us... one after the other. There's slowing China - GDP decelerated to 7.0% in the first quarter from 7.4% in 2014 - and is pushing ...

Governments are 'out of money': Hockey

AAP, PETER TRUTE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Treasurer Joe Hockey says governments are out of money and can only fund vital infrastructure with funds from the private sector. Hockey told the B20 summit of business leaders in Sydney that infrastructure is a key part of meeting a two per cent increase ...

Prescriptions galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014

Howes to join AMP wealth management business

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
Melinda Howes, the departing chief executive of the Actuaries Institute is set to take a position with AMP in its wealth management business. While her reporting line is still being finalised due to internal restructures within AMP, her title will be ...

The recession we are promised to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013

Designer slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
Reverend Cleophus James: Do you see the light? Elwood: What light? Reverend Cleophus James: Have you seeeen the light? Jake: Yes! Yes! Jesus H. tap-dancing Christ...I have seen the light! Reverend Cleophus James: Praise God! Elwood: And God bless the ...

Preamium SMA deemed suitable for SIV investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
Preamium has announced that its separately managed account (SMA) platform qualifies as a complying investment under the rules of Government's Significant Investment Visa (SIV) Scheme. The scheme is designed to fast-track wealthy visa applicants to Australia ...

Good, better, best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
Betterer and betterer. That's the feeling one gets when one scours through the macro stats and surveys released over the past 24 hours. Never mind reports of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowering its world growth forecast anew - down to 3.5% ...

You beauty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Looks like desperation did something nice to Wayne's budgeting prowess - digging deep, Australia's Federal Treasurer was able to pull something out of the hat, enabling the government to return the "budget to surplus on time and as promised". While ...

Buy the headline, sell the headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
We've had the "risk on risk off" trade, we've had the "hope" trade and now we have the "headline" trade. And this you and I can plainly see on the intra-day ticks of last night's trading activity. Major equity markets in Asia and most of Europe -- Italy ...