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We are the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... Malcolm, eat your heart out. This was US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner patting the back of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as he went a-visiting in the good old US of A. This was a perfectly executed diplomatic protocol if ever there was one ...

Jobless rate in perspective

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... March 2005 Australian Labour Force report was released. The ABC reported on this day that then 'Federal Employment Minister Kevin Andrews says the jobless rate is at its equal lowest level since November 1976.' It was 5.1 per cent then (last month the ...

WHK and Macquarie form partnership

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... off Macquarie's service offerings and expertise, we can further strengthen our Total Financial Solutions strategy," said Kevin White, managing director of WHK. Meanwhile Macquarie Private Wealth division head, Peter Coleman, commended WHK for its strong ...

RIAA adds more members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
... adviser, Bernie Connolly; Fortuna Capital Partners consultant, Brookes McTavish also joined the association. Marcus Burns, Kevin Conlon, Angus Forbes joined the RIAA on an individual basis. Jonathon Steffanoni, Super Safeguard trustee services consultant ...

Invest in debt, but carefully

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... them. "Markets are now ridiculously cheap. Investors are asking what happened, why and what are the opportunities," said Kevin J Perry, vice president of Loomis Sayles, during a visit to Australia this week. Finding these opportunities is not as simple ...

Don't punish fin services for GFC: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... services industry; as nearly all Australians would be adversely affected." Pearce's comments are a response to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's recent 8,000 word essay published in Monthly magazine, where he argued that the GFC was caused by market excesses ...

Merry Christmas retailers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... there we have it ladies and gentlemen. Yesterday's Australian retail sales figures have swung the pendulum in favour of Kevin 07 and his fiscal stimulus package. The Federal Opposition has been making noises ever since the A$42 billion was first announced. ...

Goss heads ING life risk sales

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
ING Australia has appointed Kevin Goss as head of Life Risk Sales, reporting to Ross Barnwell, executive director for distribution. Goss has over 24 years' industry experience, gained in both the US and in Australia. He comes to ING from Zurich, where ...

Santa Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... necessary crutch for the rest of the world to get back on their feet. This is in contrast with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Christmas present for the economy -- a one-time dole out to battlers, accompanied by a wish that all these money be ...

Calls to cut super contribs fails to get traction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... make their Christmas all the more special and also do their bit to support the economy and jobs as well," Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, said last night. Regardless of what critics say about the detail of the proposal, the big opportunity is that transforming ...