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Recession over, now for the recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
"The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research met yesterday by conference call. At its meeting, the committee determined that a trough in business activity occurred in the U.S. economy in June 2009. The trough marks ...

Planes, trains & automobiles and the bush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... worry no more. President Obama will provide... and more. Yes he can! President Obama announced a US$50 billion spending programme to modernise, rebuild or renew America's networks for planes, trains and automobiles. "Over the next six years, we are going ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
The Australian stock market made further losses by noon on Friday, following disappointing company reports. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 27 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 4,497.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index had dropped ...

EOFYS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... this isn't good news given that the problem countries of Greece, Portugal and Spain have been the most reliant on this programme. The expiry would exposed how ECB-funding dependent they are. Still, the new EU/IMF 750 billion euro bail out package is ...

H3 Global Advisors sponsors Griffith students

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... finance at the university. The fund manager will sponsor students enrolled in Griffith University's Doctor of Philosophy programme. Applications for the three-year sponsorship will involve the students working on long-term research in applied finance ...

Moody's cries boo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... According to Moody's senior analyst Sarah Carlson, "The macroeconomic and implementation risks associated with the (EU/IMF) programme are substantial and more consistent with a Ba1 rating." And that, "There is considerable uncertainty surrounding the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer on Wednesday, after Wall Street stemmed heavy losses to close flat on the day. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was up 65 points at 4,339 points ...

Global investors push for corruption info

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
A coalition of international fund managers, pension funds and super funds representing more than $1.7 trillion have written to 21 major companies urging them to improve their disclosure of bribery and corruption risks. The investors asked companies ...

Veitch wins top AXA adviser award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
Michelle Veitch of MAP Financial Strategies in South Australia has won the Gerald Lippman Perpetual Trophy, AXA's top gong at its national annual adviser awards. MAP has two practices, one in Adelaide's CBD, which trades as Business and Investment Consultants ...

SMSFs take up superMate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... those that hear about superMate far outweighs the dates we have set for introducing new clients to our 30-day free trial programme," said Supercorp chief executive Kurt Groeneveld. SuperMate was unveiled in October 2009 as a new superannuation fund administration ...