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Make love not leverage

... Financial Fools' Day is what some 4,000 anti-everything protesters dubbed the day when leaders of the G20 meet to hold a summit on 'how do we solve a problem like the GFC?' The protesters were railing against almost every issue known to man it seems. ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... optimism reigned supreme last week. Nothing has changed dramatically from one week to the next. The reason why the G-20 held a summit over the weekend. The reason why Japan announced a third government stimulus plan. The reason why the Bank of England ...

Strike equities now: JANA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... long term benchmarks," said John Coombe, head of consulting at JANA and a panelist at today's Fidelity Australian Equities Summit. Coombe acknowledged it was impossible to pinpoint the turning point of when markets will rebound or continue to fall - ...

Instos cool on direct infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... distressed assets, private equity and hedge funds in the next 12 to 24 months, according to a survey. The Alternative Investment Summit Industry Survey, conducted in January this year, found 72 per cent of institutional respondents are interested in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... the Chamber of Minerals & Energy 2009 Safety and Health conference and, in Sydney, the 3rd Fidelity Australian Equities Summit looks at challenges in the equities market in Australia. On Monday, the Australian share market closed marginally higher, buoyed ...

Riccardian equivalence redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... so they have to pay higher taxes - those earning high wages anyway - to pay for their government's debts. Last Monday's summit convened by President Obama gave an end point to the long run - within the next four years. Obama promised to cut America's ...

State Super focuses on risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... last two years - we're doing better than most," he said. Russell was a keynote speaker at this morning's Asset Allocation Summit in Sydney.

Adelaide Bank opens Guaranteed Term Deposit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... advisers and investors with access to a guaranteed cash term deposit facility," he said. The product is available on Avanteos, Summit and Aviva's Navigator platform. This announcement follows the launch of the Adelaide Cash Management Account (CMA) more ...

Ho hum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... searching for a bottom. In between, measures on top of measures have been planned or put into effect. The G20 even held its summit! Has the investment and economic environment changed with yet another bail-out? I don't think so. Many more companies are ...

Main Street is burning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
... initially fluctuating between both sides of zero, the US equity market closed its first trading day after the weekend G20 Summit down by more than 2 per cent. While the magnitude of last night's losses and volatility was benign relative to the daily ...