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Is this the crisis moment?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... single currency into a unified course of action. Equity markets dropped big time overnight from New York to Rio and old London town - and of course, the Eurozone - for unlike previous episodes when hope reigns heading into one of those euro summits ...

IMCA names CIMA scholarship winners

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
The Investment Management Consultants Association Australia has named the winners of its annual CIMA scholarship. CIMA is an academically accredited course that seeks to address the unique demands and requirements of investment consultants and fund ...

Missed the bottom?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... man to be correct and lose his life savings? Equity markets around the world rebounded from New York to Rio and old London town as if suddenly, the European debt, deficit, banking, political, economic and social disaster is no more. Out of sight, out ...

FOFA misses the mark on investment fraud

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
A finance industry lawyer has warned that the FOFA regulations will not prevent Trio, Storm and Westpoint-type disasters from occuring in the future. "There has been no real change to rules making early detection and pre-emptive enforcement easier against ...

Fearing the unknown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... The fear of the unknown prompts one and all to conjure worse things to come - as they did when the GFC was the only game in town, when Greece was on the verge of default, when Italy and Spain looked like they were gonna need bailing, when America lost ...

YBR launches savings fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... vagaries of the share market. It is beyond time that Australian families were given the chance to invest like the top end of town," said Mark Bouris, YBR executive chairman. "RBA analysis shows that the major banks earn about 2.4% per annum more than ...

Best friends forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... Street remained on rebound mode while we were sleeping and so were most equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town. The S&P 500 and the Dow each jumped by 1.4% overnight in spite of another disappointing report on the jobs front. Yes Virginia ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... moments. It was less than three months ago that we read theage.com.au warn of the "Ugliest' of times ahead" as it went to town with the World Bank's (WB) latest Global Economic Prospects report - released in January - that, "signalled a downturn so severe ...

Good memories

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... 2011 became 2012. But today is another day, Virginia. There were rebounds all around, from New York to Rio and old London town. "How can I forget you, when there is something there to remind me." (Naked Eyes) Today brought back memories of, and the rationales ...

Wen Confucius meets Sun Tzu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... past 24 hours and I have to get your attention somehow. Sure Virgie, most equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town recorded declines overnight but it's still within the magnitude of the daily volatility in stocks we've seen over the past ...