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QE2 overstays welcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... duration between happily opening his present and discarding it is directly proportional to comments by his siblings and friends. Positive feedbacks mean he plays with it for maybe... one week and one day. Negative ones mean it starts to gather dust in ...

Bank planners more trusted than family: survey

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... These results are contrary to the rest of the developed world. In a majority of mature markets, the opinion and advice of friends and family rank ahead of all financial services institutions, according to the survey which drew responses from 74,000 people ...

Amigos para siempre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... just look to the past and say haven't we been great together..." Aww, how sweet! But this is to be expected. Many of its friends - Switzerland, the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France - have already withdrawn or announced their intention ...

Birth of the iPad adviser

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... the client. Banaei also said the social aspect of using an iPad, which allows advisers to remain connected with their friends and family while on the go (through Facebook and Twitter), means Synchron is responding to the younger generation's lifestyle ...

Big four banks have Gen Y appeal: study

NEW RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... made by Gen Y consumers are heavily influenced by recommendations from others, with 50 percent of the demographic asking friends, family or colleagues for advice when choosing their deposit providers. "The key challenge for financial institutions targeting ...

AUSCOAL Super chief wins award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... years and still going strong." "I'm pleased it has gone up from $10k to $20k. I guess I don't have to see my Maritime friends and organise a ship. I'd be able to fly somewhere," he joked. According to Rainmaker Data, AUSCOAL Super is a consistent performer ...

House call

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... lower 270K. This translates to a 36.7 per cent fall from April's level when the homebuyers' tax credit expired. Yes my friends, we can look at this number as another piece in the good news puzzle. It was more than "experts" expectations for a gain to ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... who told me that my Greek bonds are now worthless. Before you jump to any conclusion, this is just a figure of speech my friends. I only earn enough to put food on my four children's table and the wife, of course. But the point here is that there's now ...

Going nowhere fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... to the European crisis versus emerging economies would offset any downside risk from the European crisis. And that, my friends, is why confusion reigns at this point in time. Nobody knows. Not even the Fed from the looks of it. Bloomberg reports that ...

Silver lining

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... actual number comes close to expectations, it would be the biggest single monthly gain in almost three decades! And that my friends would be very welcome news.