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Earnings surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
It's earnings season on Wall Street once more. But it might be different this time. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq narrowly escaped a broadly down day during last night's trading - both ending 0.3 per cent higher - while the Dow slipped by 0.1 per cent ...

Campbell wins 2009 AFA Adviser of the Year

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... contribution to the community. "This is mind blowing. The team back home in Brisbane...without them to free me up to do what, I guess, I must do reasonably well, which is giving advice, I would like to say thank you." Richard Klipin, AFA chief executive ...

Of population growth and surpluses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
Since we're still into discussions of the alphabet these days, did anyone notice Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan mention the 'S' word last week? It was during his address to formally launch the Australian Institute for Population Ageing Research ...

Recession over! Sigh!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... growth of 0.3 per cent each in Germany and France. Where Monsieur Blanchard's crystal ball may get it wrong (again!) is his guess that the recovery would be anaemic, which seems to be the consensus view at this present point in time. An L-shaped recovery. ...

Gen-Y in a bottle

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... channels - all available, literally, from thin air. "Gen-Yers have taken "instant gratification" to a completely new level and guess what, technology has enabled them," said Scopelliti. "They prefer and are, in fact, adopting new styles of interaction ...

Best laid plan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... America's stimulus measures were not enough. Washington should implement "Stimulus Mark II" and spend, spend, spend. Well I guess, now that Wall Street is back in a jolly good mood, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke thought it wise to jump the ...

Shareholder activism misses the mark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... active shareholders, will soon turn 360 degrees. "Investment managers are now saying that if you want better governance then guess what? It should all apply to you guys too," said Ralph. "This will be the next big thing. It's not good enough for super ...

Positive surprise beats Meredith's surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... the second quarter. Meredith topped that, issuing a buy rating on Goldman based on her estimated GS profits of US$4.65. Guess what? Goldman's actual earnings per share result - US$4.93 -- trounced even this. A positive surprise on a Meredith surprise. ...

Of bulls, bears and flatliners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... the second quarter that fizzled towards the end. Where is Wall Street going in the next three months? The next year? Your guess is as good as mine. Lessons from history show that economic data would remain mixed especially at this stage of the business ...

Up, Down, Flat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... on forecasts again. The World Bank lowered its global economic growth forecasts for 2009 and 2010 just last Monday. And guess what? The OECD was in print overnight, announcing its revised forecasts. It now predicts that economic growth for its 30 members ...