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Hope trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... when that optimism is built on hope - worse, if it turns out to be false hope. Read, examine and analyse the reports that litter cycberspace this morning: "European stocks climbed the most in 16 months amid speculation (let's call this hope) policy makers ...

DC theatrics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... activity was just transitory. It could be more than a bump in the road. I'm pretty sure that this economic concern would litter the headlines again once the debt ceiling stalemate becomes game, set and match. (apologies for mixing my games) The positive ...

S&P looks to Africa as investment grows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
S&P Indices has launched a new index to cater for a growing appetite to invest in Africa, coinciding with bullish earnings growth forecasts for the continent. According to S&P, the Access Africa index is made up of the largest and most liquid equities ...

The seventh day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
And on the seventh day, they rested. After six straight days of non-stop selling, script hawkers took a breather. Yes, you read right - a breather - they'll be back again. There'll be more selling down the road. But this does not mean that I've given ...

Been there, done that

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
It's all quiet on the Wall Street front overnight. The US quarterly company earnings reporting season must be about to commence. Just in case. Trading volume was low and bereft of direction. The Dow was up 0.01 per cent and the S&P 500 was down 0.3 ...

The other emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
The rise and rise of emerging markets continue to grab investors' attention - and their money - particularly when set against the backdrop of what is, at best, slow growing developed economies. Yes Virginia, bring up the subject of emerging markets ...

Industry firms create super group

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
Alliance of seven leading superannuation practitioners formed to smooth the implementation of the government's SuperStream objectives, starting with a shift to electronic super rollovers. The Affiliation of Superannuation Practitioners is made up of ...

Bad news bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
ave the grizzlies driven the dip buyers away? Americans came back from their President's Day holiday and saw that nervy days are back again. The S&P 500 index dropped by 2.1 per cent overnight - its biggest in 6 months - and the VIX or "fear index" ...

Treasure for trash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
Here comes the meat! US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner finally served up the meat to his 10 February bail-out barbecue fizzler. And the market saw that it was good. Equity markets around the world rallied following the unveiling of the details ...

Sun Hung Kai targets distressed financial firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
Hong Kong-based Sun Hung Kai Financial has set up a recovery fund to take advantage of undervalued distressed global financial firms. The fund, which is restricted to "professional investors" and is not available locally, was developed after the group's ...