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Three rich beggars

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... time that they come a-beggin is not helpful at all. Charity begins at home. The commitments of Richard Wagoner (GM CEO), Alan Mulally (Ford CEO) and Robert Nardelli (Chrysler Chairman & CEO) to the companies they head will now be put to the test. In ...

The best forecaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
Those of you who still remember the 'Maestro' - former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan - would also recall one of his musings, the long-term interest rate conundrum. In his testimony before the US Congress in February 2005, Greenspan declared ...

Platform wedge over pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... at the type of clients that are investing [in these structures] and what they're looking for from the product," cautions Alan Kenny, general manager product and investment services, Colonial Fist State. "They are looking for daily unit pricing, a ready ...

Changing of the guard at Russell

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
Chris Corneil is the new head of Russell's Australian and New Zealand businesses after Alan Schoenheimer was promoted to lead the firm's international business operations. Russell's long-time chief executive of the Asia Pacific region, Alan Schoenheimer ...

For those about to hit rock bottom, we salute you

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
The real culprit behind the global credit crunch has been formally identified as not Dr Alan Greenspan but rock band AC/DC, after the UK Guardian newspaper revealed the world goes into recession every time the aging rockers go on tour. Sending world ...

Bail-out might breach US constitution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... synchronised their proposal with what is actually allowed under the law and that they are massively overreaching their jurisdiction. Alan Blinder, former Federal Reserve vice chair, was even reported to have said Paulson should be fired for the ill-thought ...

Gasparet leaves Austock

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... replacement of staff has been finalised. S&P expects to be in a better position to determine the rating impact at this time." Alan Sheen, Austock Asset Management managing director, declined to comment on the company's short term portfolio strategy. ...

Look out below

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
'This is a once in a half century, probably once in a century type of event.' (Alan Greenspan). Are we headed for a repeat of the global depression of the 1930s? This might sound too alarmist but indeed, quite a possibility as one giant US financial ...

Stagflation policy conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... dire outlook for the economy and the sense of urgency the Bank has in short-circuiting this downward momentum. RBNZ Governor Alan Bollard echoed RBA Governor Glenn Stevens' words when the Australian central bank cut interest rates in early September ...

NZ economy goes negative

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... remained firmly in deficit in April and May, he said. Meanwhile, the Moody's briefing notes that NZ Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard has forecast growth of 0.2 per cent q/q in the second quarter and that he has not ruled out a recession. Robinson said ...