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Watching the A$ watch the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
Another week, another dollar will be gained or lost. Or perhaps, I should say, another week, another dollar gained, then lost, then... Yes Virginia, such is the financial markets' current collective myopia that while there had been a lot of shakin' ...

Yen sunk but not for long

BENJAMIN ONG IS FINANCIAL STANDARD'S DAILY COLUMNIST ON THE ECONOMY  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010

New-found optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... They want their profits in a flash... with a flick of a switch like they do their TV dinners. Talking heads, printed and cyber-media point attribute last night's gains on Wall Street to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) lifting of its global growth ...

Attack of the million-dollar virus

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... research by security software provider Symantec, many companies have spent an average US$2 million a year fixing or preventing cyber attacks - an amount that keeps growing as online fraud become more sophisticated. Symantec found in the global study ...

All aboard online at CalPERS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
The California Public Employees' Retirement System is taking member education to cyberspace with the recently launched CalPERSResponds.com - a website that tackles pension issues such as investments, health and security. According to a press statement ...

FBI hunts down bank fraudsters

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
The US has teamed up with Egypt in one of the largest crackdowns on cyber fraud - resulting in 100 people linked to an international "phishing" operation charged for trying to defraud American banks. According to a press statement from the Federal Bureau ...

Trend Micro turns gatekeeper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
Financial planners and fund managers paranoid about the dangers that lurk behind social networks and "personal" surfing can now avail of a new IT solution that monitors web traffic at a granular level to prevent malicious software from sabotaging secure ...

Not your average Clark Kent

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... the $2.5 billion Media Super team has been designed to help members understand their investment strategies and act as a cyber guide to give members more information about how they can build their super savings. Super Hero's presence is peppered throughout ...

AVG targets hacker behaviour

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... firms should look at behavioural technology and website pre-scanning as key tools in their fight against identity theft and cyber crime, according to IT security firm AVG. Global internet security firm has added another feature to its software where ...

Cybercriminals target fin services

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
One-stop shop financial services groups should be more vigilant about how they store and manage client accounts after a new report found that online criminals are getting better at exploiting stolen financial data. Security solutions provider Symantec ...