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Green, green grass of home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... future share markets are buying but given the relative level of national debt between the US (73.6% of GDP in 2012 based on CIA Factbook data) and Australia (26.9% of GDP), I wonder, wonder where all those extra dividends from raised productivity and ...

Cold calling scammer gets 10 year ban

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... found guilty of a cold calling scam. Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has ordered City Index Australasia (CIA) and Travers to remove all material used to promote its cold calling scam conducted between August and September in 2011. ...

Arrivederci Berlusconi Ciao

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's longest-serving post prime minister has bitten the dust. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced his resignation a day after posting on Facebook that, "Reports of my resignation are completely unfounded and I don't know ...

Speck of sand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... long. Egypt after all is a small fish in a big ocean - or if you prefer, just a speck of sand in the desert. A glance at the CIA Factbook shows that the Egyptian economy accounts for a puny 0.6 per cent of world GDP. It wouldn't be missed if it goes ...

AUI boosts retail and insto arms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
Australian Unity Investments has appointed Damen Purcell as head of retail distribution, Daniel Thomas as head of health sales in its retail arm, and Ciaran McAssey to the newly created role of head of institutional sales. Purcell, previously state ...

Grass is greener in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... have far to go to keep up with the Joneses but they are certainly on their way to overtaking the Tanakas. According to the CIA World Factbook, the US economy -- valued at US$14.3 trillion at the end of 2009 -- remains the biggest in the world. Japan ...

Financial Synergy hires senior business analyst

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
Financial Synergy has appointed Katia Cianchi as senior business analyst for the Acurity development team. Cianchi's role sees her acting as a dedicated client business analyst focused on identifying the business needs of Acurity clients and developing ...

Hillross board siphons industry expertise

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
Hillross has established a wealth management think tank to mitigate risk, create wealth protection strategies and fine tune the firm's operations in the investment space. Hilross recently unveilled its Technical Advice Board made up of industry experts ...

Maccquarie Airports peaks on Sydney Airport earnings jump

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2003
Sydney Airport has reported a dramatic rise in quarterly earnings, propelling shares in part owner Macquarie Airports (MAp) to their highest intraday levels in 16 months. Southern Cross, the Macquarie-led consortium which owns Sydney Airport, reported ...

Macquarie Airport releases half-yearly results for its Rome airport

Macquarie Airports (MAp) has said today that its Aeroporti di Roma (AdR) project had recorded a traffic growth of 3.5 per cent in the past six months and its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation was $156.91 million which on a ...