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Trump versus Kim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Threats and counter threats are coming in fast between the United States and North Korea suggesting that neither side is backing down from a full-scale armed (nuclear or conventional) confrontation. On his visit to Seoul, US vice-president Mike Pence ...

Philanthropy Australia names recipients of annual industry awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... critically-acclaimed feature documentary that shares the personal stories of students who have been sexually assaulted on American university campuses. Recognising the impact of both small-scale and large-scale giving, there were two separate awards ...

Henderson appoints investment director

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... which underwent a restructure in December. Before Henderson, he was global investment manager and co-head of the North American department of Baillie Gifford. He was also investment director - US equities at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, US ...

Damned if they do, damned if they don't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... return of oil producers which would again lift oil supply and dampen prices. Recent statistics from Baker and Hughes -- an American industrial service company and one of the world's largest oil field services companies - show that oil rig counts have ...

Confident with a capital C

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... House price index increased by 5.7% in the year to January - and better jobs and higher income prospects have lifted American consumers' moods. On jobs, those saying that jobs are "hard to get" declined to 19.5% this month from 19.9% in February while ...

Global PE firm buys Australian office chain

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... Staples chief executive Shira Goodman said the agreement with Platinum Equity will allow Staples to focus on its North American business. "Working with Platinum, we believe the Australian and New Zealand businesses will be well positioned for the future ...

No other way but up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... imports ticked up by a mere 0.6%. These will become more pronounced as the US dollar strengthens further, dampening the American economy's growth outlook. Not only that, the strong US dollar will also lessen pressure on inflation as cheaper prices of ...

Equitise launches group investment platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... Matt Barrie and venture capital firm Reinventure to launch the syndicate platform, which is based on the success of the American and European model AngelList. Investors in Reinventure's group, for example, will be able to co-invest in investment opportunities ...

Steady as she grows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... would welcome such development as a Fed rate hike would signal the US central bank's confidence over the strength in the American economy and its outlook. A lift in the fed funds rate would underpin US dollar strength or the flipside, A$/US$ weakness ...

Instos unclear about ETF value

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... Tucker told BlackRock's global fixed income media briefing yesterday. Australia's rate of ETF adoption sits behind the American, European and Canadian markets, but Tucker predicts ETFs will only continue to gain traction with retail individuals and wealth ...