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Aussie dollar rises to restore equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... Aussie has jumped to around US$0.8550 - a 42 per cent jump from the US$0.6036 it dropped to last 27 October 2008 when the globe was in chaos. Current target: A$ equals US$0.90 or parity. Perhaps, perhaps not. Haven't we seen all this before? Yes, we ...

The Venus solution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
Like everywhere else around the globe, Japan's equity markets have rebounded from the extreme pessimism that marked the low point of the global financial crisis back in March 2009. At the end of August, the Nikkei-225 index has risen by 48.7 per cent ...

LGS wins green globe award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
Local Government Super has been awarded the 2009 Commercial Property Green Globe Award. The award follows a series of green upgrades to LGS' $500 million direct property portfolio through the implementation of its Sustainable Portfolio Program. The ...

It's coming true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... the world to be, is now coming true especially for me." "And the reason is clear." Equities in America (and most of the globe) continued to bask under the warm glow of the night before when the US Federal Reserve gave a positive assessment and outlook ...

Morgan Stanley forum aids women advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... women to discuss the challenges and triumphs of being an adviser. The blog is specifically targeted towards women across the globe who have an interest in becoming an adviser at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. From opportunities to challenges and the rewards ...

Christmas in July

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... for the grinch bears that is. Yes, Virginia. Christmas came in July. Hope and cheer abounded in equity markets around the globe and in other risk assets. How could they not? Slow - painfully slow, according to some - they may be, but the green shoots ...

A lose-lose proposition

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... there is news that the IMF has upgraded its 2010 global growth forecast for the umpteenth time. The IMF now expects the globe to expand by 2.5 per cent next year, up sharply from its April projection of 1.9 per cent. It is well and good that forecasts ...

Bigger and better risk management

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... are on the hunt for ways to boost their IT systems to better manage risk. Around 35 per cent of 315 respondents across the globe said they would happily pump funds into IT systems that improve their risk management policies, noted the survey.

Insurance and finance cos hedge against risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
... boost their information technology systems to better manage risk, notes a new KPMG survey. Out of 315 respondents across the globe, 35 per cent say they would invest in information technology systems that improve their risk management policies. Information ...

Northern Trust targets EMEA pensions

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... institutional business in the region. "Northern Trust works with some of the most sophisticated pension funds across the globe to deliver a range of innovative solutions - such as cross border pension pooling - to meet their increasingly sophisticated ...