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Hermaphrodite economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
The more things change, the more they stay the same. There is very little to comment on today. The global economy is proceeding on course as many -if not most - expect. The current investment environment contains both plusses and minuses. Much like ...

Greenback weakness not all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... oil, precious metals, base metals - rises as the value of the US dollar falls. Notable beneficiaries are Australia, South Africa, Russia and the OPEC countries. America, itself, will benefit. US exporters would become more competitive in the international ...

GIC eyes US and European investments

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... was appointed president of the corporation's European office based in London. He will cover Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Lim joined GIC in 1993 as a portfolio manager developing the corporation's corporate bonds division and was later appointed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... Chatterji, Alcoa of Australia's Alan Cransberg, Newcrest Mining's Geoff Day and Minara Resources' Peter Johnston. The Paydirt Africa Down Under conference continues for a second day. On Thursday, the Australian share market closed slightly lower, with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... international trade data for July. In company news, Metcash Ltd holds its annual general meeting. The first day of Paydirt Africa Down Under conference will be held in Perth, as will the Western Australia Department of Mines and Petroleum's 2009 Petroleum ...

Northern Trust appoints Asia CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... for the past 15 years, most recently as executive vice president and head of client servicing for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Based in Singapore, she will be responsible for all business activity in Bangalore, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Singapore and ...

Macquarie eyes Middle East with JV

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... venture will form a platform that offers wholesale Shariah complaint financial services products to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The deal is still subject to board, internal and regulatory approvals by both parties. It also includes ...

African women suffer most: World Bank

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... finances of African women but on their mortality rates too, said Obiageli Ezekwesili, World Bank vice president for the Africa Region. The global economic crisis will drastically reduce African women's individual incomes as well as the budgets they manage ...

Microsoft battles Google Docs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
Financial services data in the clouds? You betcha. At least that's what Microsoft is going to do from early next year when it launches a free web-based version of its boxed software, the ubiquitous Microsoft Office. Asian, Indian and African financial ...

Towers Perrin merges with Watson Wyatt

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... global footprint. Towers Watson will operate in four geographic locations including North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia Pacific and Latin America. The firm will focus on three segments; benefits, talent and rewards and risk and ...