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Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... 1.37%. What's interesting is that China's Shanghai Composite index fell by 0.2% after jumping by 0.9% on the Russo/Ukraine tension. Fell free to form your own conclusions. I digress. While financial markets (and the G7 plus China) would be keeping a ...

Punishing Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
Go ahead punks, make my day! Did Russian President Vladimir Putin just give the G7 a two-handed one finger salute? This is if latest reports are true that Russia has given Ukraine's military forces in Crimea to surrender or face an all out assault ...

Reheating the cold war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... Russia and Ukraine - the reaction in financial markets have been relatively sanguine. Whether the current geo-political tension escalates or not rests with Vladimir - how much economic pain he wants Russia to endure - and the West - what "consequences" ...

Of horse trades and the January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
Boyoboyoboy, by the looks of it...we're really in trouble now, real trouble. Nah, not talkin' bout the Fed taking another US$10 billion away, neither that dreadful indication that China is continuing to slow nor renewed deflation fears in the eurozone ...

Rich get richer fastest in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
The increase in the share of income going to the wealthiest 1% since 1980 rose faster in Australia than any country bar the US, a new Oxfam report reveals. The report, titled 'Working for the Few', shows the rising levels of inequality between the richest ...

Santa Claus is comin' to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013

AustralianSuper CEO justifies The New Daily

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk has categorically denied that The New Daily will be a politically partisan publication, saying if it took a political line it would "wither on the vine in five minutes." The launch of the industry super fund-owned ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... held accountable for the deadly August 21 attack using chemical weapons. LONDON - European stock markets fell further as tension mounts over Syria and the likelihood of a Western intervention, which has sent the price of oil soaring. Stocks in energy ...

Prepare for take-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
Now that's what I'm talkin' bout. Only yesterday, I was practically begging for it.A Today I got it.A Oh baby, I've got it!A "S&P 500 Drops Most in 9 Weeks..." (Reuters).A "S&P 500 Drops Most in 9 Weeks..." (Bloomberg). This because Uncle Sam's going ...

AustralianSuper to increase in-house investment capacity

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
... Holzberger said the increase in super funds' management capabilities will keep investment managers on their toes. "Competitive tension is a good thing, it keeps everyone on edge," he said.