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12 Apostles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009

Damned either way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009

Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
You are the definition of moral hazard! These words - delivered by Kentucky Republican Senator Jim Bunning at Ben Bernanke's Senate hearing on his nomination for a second term as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve - perhaps reflects the embodiment of ...

Planner software innovations to pressure platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... advisers, plus the ability for clients to access and view their files and update personal information and details is a real bonus," said Financial Spectrum senior financial planner, Simon Backman.

Elusive 10K

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
The Dow's hold on that elusive 10K-point mark remains elusive. Perhaps it is the consensus' way of affirming that, indeed, the market has run ahead of itself. Wall Street slid further overnight with the Dow slipping further below the 10K mark despite ...

Sucked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
Sucked in...again! Who was? Is? Will be? As the Dow Jones Industrials Index flips and flops on both side of the 10K divide, talk of a 'sucker's rally' have resurfaced. But it could also easily be a 'sucker's correction.' Readers who have been following ...

Carpe Diem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... expectations for both bottomline earnings and top line revenue. It's the same story for Abbot Laboratories. And as an added bonus, the company raised its fiscal year earnings outlook. The good news does not end here. Economic reports also provided pleasant ...

CEOs pay steady despite GFC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... S&P/ASX 100 company in 2008 held steady, dropping only marginally from $3.78 million to $3.75 million. The average annual cash bonus (for those CEOs who received a bonus) fell slightly from its record high of $2.18 million in 2007 to $1.95 million in ...

Industry funds in NRL grand final

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
... industries among others. It also acts as a trigger to think about super in non-financial settings, said Mecchi. An added bonus is the ability for HOSTPLUS to bring brand awareness to Queensland and New South Wales - areas that the fund is looking to ...

Undue credit (ratings)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... he feels "some moral responsibility for the poor CDO ratings issued under his watch." Sure, sure...six-years? Perhaps his bonus or pay rise didn't have enough zeroes after the US dollar sign -- such as the ones we've read in recent headlines? Kolchinsky ...