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No QE, not bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
Guess we're no longer BFF (best friends forever) with Ben. No sir, not after he quashed everyone's hopes that QE the third is about to sail. How could you do this to us BFF? It's all over the headlines: "U.S. Stocks Fall as Fed Minutes Damp Stimulus ...

Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... While this is different from HSBC's measure - up to 49.6 from 48.8 - the direction is the same. And from our Japanese friends. Capital spending in the country jumped by 4.9% in the fourth quarter of last year against a drop of 11% in the September quarter ...

Problem solved, not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... wages, and pensions - and these "must" be inked into law by the Greek Parliament. But because he doesn't trust his Greek friends - L-A-W law or not - he wants the EU to have an "enhanced and permanent presence on the ground" to readily monitor and check ...

Shape up or ship out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... "pledge" to push on with austerity measures. At a joint press conference yesterday, Sarkozy announced that, ""Our Greek friends must decide whether they want to continue the journey with us." Friends? Friends wouldn't put you in this predicament. And ...

Cup Day: Aussies to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... we're going to get an interest rate cut next week. Although there's still a 4% probability the RBA won't. That 4%, my friends, could come in the form of a European announcement of a concerted, comprehensive and credible final solution to its crisis that ...

ASIC appoints two new commissioners

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
ASIC has appointed two new commissioners, with another departing when his term is up in December. Peter Kell joins the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) on a five-year term from November, while Greg Tanzer has been appointed for ...

Disagreeing to agree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... haircut. It seems so easy and moot at first blush - get on with it and just do it. Unfortunately, it's not that simple my friends. Discount Greece's debt by 50% and you'll have all the other PIGIs going wee wee wee all the way home. What would stop Ireland ...

Tax forum tackles wealth management issues

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... the ninth lowest tax regime in the OECD when it comes to total taxes and a net public debt of around 7%. "Many of our friends in other jurisdictions would give their eye teeth for these numbers." "We know our taxation regime has grown to be far too complicated ...

BT Future2 Wheel Classic hits the road

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... Griffin. "This is our way of giving back to the community - and we're appealing to financial planners, colleagues and friends all to dip into their pockets to support the effort." In the form of grants from Future2 to community organisations, the money ...

Van Der Wielen heads to UK group Friends Life

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... weeks after taking the top job, John Van Der Wielen has resigned from ANZ Wealth as managing director to move to UK group, Friends Life. Friends Life brings together the UK operations of Friends Provident and the life assurance businesses acquired from ...