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Former Trump aide launches crypto fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... Investments, is the custodian of the fund, while Ernst & Young act as the auditor. Scaramucci had a short stint as the White House communications director when he became part or Trump's 16-person presidential transition team executive committee in ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine, the variant

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... it takes to preserve our lives, livelihood and finances. And this time, without that divisive spoiled brat at the White House.

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine and Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... degrees centigrade. Even "betterer" is Factset's latest: "Speaking on NBC's Meet the Press, chief science adviser for White House's Operation Warp Speed, Moncef Slaoui said there is enough coronavirus vaccine doses from Moderna (MRNA-US ) ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... a reboot for America - a cleansing of the division, misinformation and rogue leadership that has characterised the White House over the past four years. Biden's victory speech offers hope. "I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but ...

Chief economist update: A V, a W and an L

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... and services sectors are optimistic over the outlook for business activity in 2021, giving the next occupant of the White House a better starting point. The letter W. The IHS/Markit flash Eurozone PMI for October confirmed current concerns over the second ...

MySuper reforms could have downsides

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... actually end up hurting fund performance, according to some critics. Advance Human Solutions managing director Alexandra White said that as super funds are rated against one another on MySuper performance, they will be forced to identify when investment ...

Liberal senator slams super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... criticise $40 billion in superannuation management fees and a similar amount in tax concessions. "Most of these fees go to white collar blowhards in Sydney and Melbourne. Every week rivers of gold flow out of regional communities," he said. Rennick hinted ...

Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... combination of memorandums and an executive order on Saturday, following through on a threat to act unilaterally if the White House and congressional Democrats failed to secure a deal on a fifth coronavirus relief package. Trump authorized states to ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's secret

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... overall domestic growth. China's nascent recovery would help. Getting rid of the clown currently occupying the White House would help much more.

Disgraced lobbyist charged

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... notorious lobbyist". The corruption investigation of which he was at the center saw 21 people plead guilty, including two White House officials, an Ohio politician, and several other lobbyists and congressional aides. His lobbying and the scandals that ...