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Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... infuriating - like the time I discovered, in 2013, that there was nothing we could do to bring in better-designed cab windows for trucks, to stop cyclists being crushed. It had to be done at a European level, and the French were opposed." The path of ...

The "old economy" that is Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... (technology, media and telecom) were all the rage back then. But back then, it was Commodore - thought to be better than Windows 95 - and Sun Microsystems and America Online - before Google - that were all the rage and the ones preaching. Where are they ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Dow member Microsoft rose 0.8 per cent after announcing it will begin selling its Windows 10 operating system on July 29. The move marks a major launch for Microsoft, after the relative failure of Windows 8, which ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... shareholder in IBM, took collateral damage, falling 1.0 percent. Microsoft sagged 1.0 percent as it unveiled the upcoming Windows 10 operating system, which aims to harmonize the diverse array of connected gadgets in people's lives. Big online services ...

Aluminum windows and ferries: the case for small-cap investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... four and resources, Perennial Investment Partners has made a case for investing in small companies that make aluminum windows or own the Kangaroo Island ferries. "We see some near-term growth emerging for companies with exposure to the Australian housing ...

Technology now about connectivity not just firepower

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... developed their first portfolio management system on early IBM hardware, they claim to be among the first to move to Microsoft Windows, mobile devices such as iPads and other tablets and are now rolling out a fully secure cloud-based global execution ...

Class Super launches browser-based platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... said the new platform, which is cloud-based and accessible from desktops and tablets, is a step forward from its existing Windows application. Class Super's new chief executive David Smith said the new solution was a "complete, end-to-end SMSF solution". ...

Emulation funds slash performance as well as cost

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... to underperform the most during periods of overall market growth and also that emulation strategies with longer trade windows resulted in both lower opportunity costs in the delayed trading and greater transaction cost savings. This suggests that implementing ...

Gunns chairman avoids jail for insider trading

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... carefully consider the information they possess when making a trading decision," she said. "Company policies on trading windows are not a protection for trading when a director possesses inside information." "Prosecuting insider trading has been a real ...

Dressing the windows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Is she? Was she? Who did it? Poor Frau no deal "as long as I live" Angie babe. My apologies, this is a very nasty thing to even contemplate but just try and put two and two together - last night's equity markets rally and yesterday's statement by the ...