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Missed the bottom?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... too. Yes, it's the familiar refrain whenever the going gets tough. Then again, it reinforces my view that, ultimately, the powers that be would do all they can to keep the Eurozone whole despite the brinkmanship, despite the game of chicken. On this ...

Deja vu of deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012

The end is not nigh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... yay mother. Belated happy mother's day to all moms out there by the way. The il problemo is that I don't think Europe's powers that be would just send Greece on its merry way, wave it goodbye and wish it a happy life. No siree! For once it leaves, speculations ...

Clarity needed for FOFA opt-in exemption

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... required to seek active consent from their clients every two years to continue charging advice fees. "Under existing statutory powers which were not enacted specifically for the purpose of opt-in, ASIC can exempt advisers from the renewal requirement ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... But also each time seemingly forgotten after some counter-measures or promises of counter-measures are announced by the powers that be. We saw the replay of this again last week, screened as the political uncertainty sparked by the runoff elections in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... commodity shares pulled US markets lower amid more growth concerns and more talk of strategic oil stocks releases by Western powers. At the market close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 71.61 points (0.54 per cent) to 13,126.06. The broad-based ...

Super funds call key challenges

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... governance, return objectives, risk and value to members," said Anne Ward, chair of Qantas Super and CIE. "With its new powers to set prudential standards, APRA's role will be to rigorously enforce a focus on quality and to ensure the financial promise ...

Waiting for the midnight hour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... German banks! And to a lesser degree banks in other European countries and also pension funds. Now why is it then that the "powers to be" in Europe don't want Greece to default!" This is the reason why although there's building anxiety that the final ...

Insult me, insult you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... to next week. Now we have a brand new twister in our midst. Reports out in cyberspace last night talk of the European "powers-that-are" are now contemplating delaying the disbursement of the aid until after the Greek elections expected to be held in ...

Cheque's not yet in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... reaction to their action, they're relevant no more. But back to Greece, if financial markets continue to behave this way, the 'powers that be' may decide that it is now safe for them to euthanise with a single shot of default rather than watch it suffer ...