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Stimulate and die

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
... have a recovery under way now" and that he doesn't believe that a double-dip is likely. But like any true-blooded central banker, he has to hedge his bet. When pressed further on the fate of the economy, he replied, "I make no promises in any particular ...

The future according to Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... calmed financial markets - equity and commodity markets rose and the euro rebounded. It's all good. This is what a central banker - "the" top central banker - is meant to do. Reminds me of then Opposition Finance spokesman, Senator Barnaby Joyce's comments ...

True Lies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
Lies, damned lies! This was China's response to a Financial Times report that its State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) met with foreign bankers to discuss reviewing its holdings of Eurozone bonds. SAFE manages Beijing's US$2.4 trillion worth ...

More HNW investors happy with planners during crisis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... more satisfied with the service they receive from a financial planner than a personal relationship manager and private banker, according to a new report. The Investment Trends/Centric Wealth High Net Worth Investor Report, which surveyed more than 1,600 ...

Euro downs Supermodel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
Europhobe. Dictionary.com defines this as "a person who dislikes Europe, its culture, and Europeans," to which we may now add, the euro. Yes Virginia, it seems most of us are turning Europhobes now. Greece gave euros a bad smell and now financial markets ...

Lloyd joins Perpetual from BT

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
Geoff Lloyd, former general manager of advice at BT Financial Group, has joined Perpetual as group executive of private wealth. He will lead the organic and inorganic growth of Perpetual's financial advice business which currently has $8.6 billion in ...

Rules, rules, rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
Do you know what Moses did when God handed him the Ten Commandments? He squatted beside the burning bush, placed both hands on his face and cried, "Rules, rules, rules... too many rules!" But unlike Moses, America's biggest banks are not squatting and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
The Australian stock market has received a positive lead from overseas markets, with Wall Street closing higher and metals futures contract prices firmer. But the benchmark crude oil futures contract price dipped below $US85 a barrel on Friday. At 0722 ...

PM Capital eyes insto market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
PM Capital, the award-winning fund founded by ex-Bankers Trust fund manager Paul Moore, is pushing into the wholesale investor market. Chris Donohoe, chief executive at PM Capital, said he is meeting with asset consultants and other institutions to ...

Positive spin to bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
Analyse this! US home sales tumble big time as Wall Street rises. Yes Virginia, the past two days of trading activity on The Street exemplifies the equity market's wild and wacky psychology -- that's if you're watching the daily ups and downs. Yesterday ...