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AMP signs MOU with China Life

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... China Life Insurance Company, the largest insurance group in China and the world's biggest listed life insurance firm. The MOU for Strategic Cooperation between AMP and China Life Group outlines areas for partnership in asset management and pensions ...

Mickey money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
Walt Disney lives up to its reputation - that of cheering up depression. But is Wall Street now playing with Mickey Mouse Money? Walt Disney, with a little help from its friends - JC Penney and Abercrombie & Fitch Co -brightened Wall Street's sombre ...

You're dreaming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Whaaaaat! This was my immediate reaction when I the 'Breaking News" section on news.com.au flashed the headline, "Jobless number hits a seven year high." Yes, the headline achieved its aims - it grabbed my attention! A split second before clicking on ...

Rising risks in liquidity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
Member investment choice (MIC), Lost Super and the 30-day portability rule are just three of many "hidden" variables that further complicates liquidity risk management for many super funds, said Howard Rosario, chief executive of Westscheme. Speaking ...

Macquarie Private Bank hires NAB specialists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
Macquarie Private Bank has scooped up a team of family office specialists, led by Moustafa Fahour, who previously worked with National Australia Bank. Fahour has been appointed head of Macquarie Private Bank, Australia and New Zealand, key families ...

Billionaire faces insider trading noose

SEC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
Billionaire Raj Rajaratnam and his New York-based hedge fund advisory firm, Galleon Management, has been charged for insider trading that allegedly saw him pocket over $27 million in illicit gains. The US Securities and Exchange Commission, which laid ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket had extended its gains by noon, boosted by banking and commodity stocks, and following a positive lead from world markets overnight. At 1211 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 42.3 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 4,782.1 ...

Vote of confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
Here we go again. News headlines are awash with reports - nay, warnings - that Australian interest rates are headed higher. Who else would you have expected to trigger all this but the moneyman himself, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glen Stevens. ...

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
Caution removes caution. Just as the G-20 announced their caution in removing the fiscal and monetary crutch until the global economy is walking on its own, the word 'cautiously' in the 'cautiously optimistic' is fast disappearing in many an investment ...

The Venus solution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
Like everywhere else around the globe, Japan's equity markets have rebounded from the extreme pessimism that marked the low point of the global financial crisis back in March 2009. At the end of August, the Nikkei-225 index has risen by 48.7 per cent ...