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BRIC slows on Europe woes

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012

... bil rescue not too long ago? Looks like those who thought that this wasn't enough to stop the pain were correct after all. BRICs to the rescue. Brazil Finance Minister Guido Mantega announced last night that them BRICs would be "going to make an additional ...

Autumn Angst

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011

... Europe that's experiencing what I call the "Autumn Angst" (you read it here first folks). Growth in China and the rest of the BRICs and emerging markets remain strong, thank you very much. And that major global driver America, recent stats there indicate ...

Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011

... rescue fund to a,-1 tril from a,-440 bil. To do this, they intend to tap the IMF and/or sovereign wealth funds and/or the BRICs. French head Sarkozy is reportedly already in negotiations with China - the country with loose change to spare - to drop some ...

The other emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011

... cent over the same period - slow growth, high unemployment, fiscal austerity, warts and all. And as for the rest of the BRICs, attention-grabbing China recorded a 10.7 per cent slump in its Shanghai Composite Index over the past 15 months. Indian shares ...

Hitting a BRIC wall

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011

... like that time has come as equity markets in the developed economies are starting to outperform those in the fast-growing BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India and China. Bloomberg reports that the MSCI World Index - the benchmark measure for developed equity ...

Head faked again

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010

... to Uncle Sam at 2.6 per cent for 10 years or seek higher returns elsewhere, say Australian cash for 4.75 per cent or the BRICs or other emerging markets? And which asset benefits from the depreciating US dollar? Commodities of course, their prices rise. ...

L-U-V

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009

... houses for sale. Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. Oh btw, we may as well include Canada here. V- is for none other than the BRICs and selected Asian countries with China of course providing the lynchpin. At least Australians are not worried about the economic ...

Seven signs of the end of an empire

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009

... its position as it had 20 or 30 years ago. "The baton has irrevocably shifted from America to a new leadership team, the BRICs that will take our economy forward from now on," he argues. While increased allocation to BRIC economies have been prevalent ...

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009

... intermediate repercussions. Russia's call for a new reserve currency to replace the US dollar during the meeting of the BRICs earlier this week we'll put in the noise basket. While this is probable, it would not be anytime soon. It'll be asking for more ...

BRICs to surge as G7 slows

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007

While developing countries like China and India are set for continued strong economic growth, developed countries should brace for a slowdown, albeit a moderate one, said the OECD. According to the OCED, their latest composite leading indicators (CLIs) ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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