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Say when

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
Yes. No. Maybe. I don't know. This is dear Aunt Janet's answer to the "lift-off" question that everyone has been waiting for - and speculating on -- since the Fed completed its QE taper back in October last year. There was plenty of information in the ...

Push to end US Congressional pensions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... co-sponsor of the bill, said, "I have said many, many times that Members of Congress should be treated more like ordinary American workers when it comes to compensation...and very few people these days get a pension."

Currency warriors, mount horses and draw swords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... America's own is beggared by their collective actions. Already the strong US dollar is souring investor sentiment. The American Association of Individual Investors' (AAII) 4 February sentiment survey shows that, "More than a third of all respondents ...

Dai-ichi Life expands US, Asia Pacific presence

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... announced in a press release that "the Group expects Protective Life to act as [its] strategic growth platform in the North American region, achieving further growth and making enhanced contributions to Group profits." Dai-ichi's Asia Pacific regional ...

So sure it's certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... Central Bank (ECB) announce two letters to the whole wide world. The letters "Q" and "E". No more maybes. In the words of American author Robert James Waller, "In a universe of ambiguity, this kind of certainty comes only once, no matter how many lifetimes ...

AMP Capital awarded $250m global infrastructure mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015
... transactions. We look forward to expanding the global infrastructure strategy by attracting additional commitments from North American investors as well as acquiring high-quality assets in the region for our clients and the strategy."

MetLife US proactive lobbying lesson for Aust

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
Australian financial institutions looking for ways to creatively counter regulatory overreach should look to MetLife in the US that has set up a website called The Regulation Resource Centre to enlist the help of stakeholders and facilitate positive ...

Are we there now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
Yo momma! We're there now. The US Bureau of Labor Statictics' (BLS) latest update on America's employment situation - the momma of all eco stats - indicates that the economy is no longer mending, but that... it has mended. I refer not only to the much ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... general meetings. Origin chief executive Grant King will provide a company update and discuss the energy sector at an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia event in Sydney. In Australia, the market on Thursday posted strong gains for a third straight ...

Bullish sentiment at 4-year high, expect zero return in six months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... hoorah! The bears fought the bulls and the bulls won - and there are more of them now. This, as much, is reflected in the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) survey conducted in the week ended 12 November 2014. Bullish sentiment - expectations ...