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Yamashita's treasure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... contracts, or Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) or stock certificates are easy to fold and store under the bed, in a cookie jar or in a safety deposit box. But how do you store tonnes of gold? You pay a warehouse or a vault to store and guard them. Ahh...yes! ...

Gulf wealth to engulf stockmarkets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... financial crisis has undermined the basis and credibility of this practice," he said. "As a strategic matter, and for the safety of their assets, the GCC should develop the capacity, markets and institutions to manage their wealth." This means much of ...

Spam levels threaten inbox safety

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
Financial planners should have a good look at whether their internet security is up to date after a technology firm found the amount of spam on the internet rose by 192 per cent in a year. Security firm, Symantec, found the amount of spam on the internet ...

Finance firms power down to power up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... them to identify which systems don't have to be on 24/7 and those that they can put in sleep mode, hibernation mode, or safety mode," he said. Hull said that while Raritan services all industries, the financial services sector has taken "strong leadership ...

Fundies split on Hatoyama effect

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... tax for four years and has promised various forms of transfer payments such as higher child benefits and a wider social safety net. "But at this moment, the DPJ's agenda doesn't address any of the structural issues facing Japan that have caused caution ...

Mmm...bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... as gospel - Beware! In times of uncertainty it is easy - so easy - to be swayed by general consensus. The Fed included. Safety in numbers? It is not so bad to get it wrong when the majority is wrong with you. So why am I taking on the Fed now? Because ...

The return of the cocooning consumer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... of those who did, did so less frequently. "With uncertain economic conditions, more money in a savings account acts as a safety 'cocoon' in case of job loss or other unforeseen financial difficulties." In a reversal of a trend that pervaded during the ...

Retirees want funds that last a lifetime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... investment vehicles to help boost retirement income. In these economic times especially, people are looking to the perceived safety of Government-backed investments rather than the vagaries of the market." Chris Corneill, Russell's managing director ...

Scheuber appointed QSuper chairman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... Australian Institute of Company Directors. QSuper also appointed Norelle Deeth, former director-general, Department of Child Safety, Walter Ivessa, assistant under treasurer, Queensland Treasury, and Michael Barnes, general secretary, Queensland Police ...

Acronyms pull down USD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... most major currencies overnight. Improving eco-finance conditions and increased risk appetite lessened the demand for the safety of the mighty dollar was among the rationales given to explain the US currency's sharp depreciation last night. True perhaps ...