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AIG: 100 per cent GFC proof

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... products unit. Reportedly this is just a little less than one-third of AIG's planned total bonus payout of US$450 million. My guess is that the remainder would go to the other Masters of the Universe. Somehow I cannot see the connection between biggest ...

Worst of the worst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
No prize for guessing but which G-7 country is suffering a worse hangover than the US? Clue: Its name also starts with the word United. In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted that global growth would ...

Read between the headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
Thankfully, the Obama mania that gripped the printed and electronic headlines around the world before and during his inauguration as the 44th President of the United States has drowned the negative media spin on the outlook for the domestic economy. ...

The January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... are not expected to be equity-friendly either. Worse, they could show that global fortunes have deteriorated even more. Guess investors would have to just wait and see what the next fortnight brings. Then again, there's also a 25 percent chance that ...

China syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... was widely expected to withstand these knock out punches and cushion the impact on the economies of Asia and Australia. Guess what? China's knees are buckling. As more economic dominoes fall, the more punches it receives. Bloomberg reported last night ...

Daily funnies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... again. No, too hot. Get out. This will continue until the temperature is just right. When this will be remains anyone's guess. The only certitude is that things would remain volatile for a while. National governments are increasing their rescue packages ...

ESG buck stops with super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... to fund it. "Consultants get paid to do research in what they're interested in, so if trustees aren't interested in it, guess what happens? It's the same in the funds management and broking industry, there's not enough out there in the market place because ...

Bear market poses threat to mining

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... the credit crunch had occurred when there is a significant drop in demand or if there was a prolonged market bear market, guess what happens if they have to go to the well again? What happens when investors say I've been burnt so much by this downward ...

US dollar slips after Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
The US dollar slipped today after the Federal Reserve announced it cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point, a move that investors had anticipated. Markets had also expected the Fed to signal a pause in its rate-cutting campaign to combat the growing ...

ANU down $100 million

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
... he added that they didn't need the money right now and would for the inevitable rebound, reported the Canberra Times. "I guess we're $50 million-plus off our book value at the moment, but I think it's probably somewhere close to $100million," said Professor ...