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Prepare for take-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... war broke were given a medal of fortune...a handsome 27.2% gain by the end of 1991. Iraq War Part II:A "Operation Iraqi Freedom" (2003) Guess, I don't have to remind you Virginia.A You very well know how they run sequels.A Same characters, same plot ...

Problems, problems, problems

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... in that part of the world courtesy of convicted tax fraudster and bunga bunga boy Berlusconi.A Members of his People of Freedom (PDL) warned it would bring the government down if the Italian Senate votes to expel bunga bunga boy from Parliament. And ...

Rethinking the value of asset consultants

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... talking to external investment managers and experience in portfolio assembling and implementation. This gives them the freedom to choose from a vast array of external investment managers and inhouse capability akin to how a 'platform' provides retail ...

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... Director job at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a few days in the slammer. He's recently bought his temporary freedom with a US$1 million bail plus a US$5 million insurance bond plus submitting to electronic monitoring 24 hours a day plus having ...

Investors look east, Australia falls behind

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... consecutive year, followed by Singapore, Ireland, and Australia. The index, which measures include investment and financial freedom, also reported a 2.6 per cent improvement to the world economy since 1995. But the editors of the survey warned that the ...

Hong Kong's millionaire factory

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
... with market capitalisation in domestic equities growing more than 60 per cent in 2006. In 2007, the Index of Economic Freedom ranked Hong Kong the world's most free economy. "It is Hong Kong's open economy that has seen its financial services industry ...

Independent introduces bill to cut MP's super perks

... from the current 69 per cent to the 9% guaranteed minimum as paid by most Australian employers. Mr Andren argued that freedom of choice was a basic part of government policy in areas such as health, education and superannuation in the general community. ...
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