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USA no longer AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... has dropped one A from the USA's AAA. I must admit, I too didn't know what to think or how to react to this nasty development - it's just as well that I had softened the blow with a couple of cognacs, when a buddy alerted me about the news alert on his ...

Govt uncertainty plagues wealth mgmt industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... management leader, PwC, said the immediate challenge before the wealth management industry was longevity risks, with the development of longevity products, the raising of the Superannuation Guarantee and savings incentives necessary solutions. In the ...

Buy the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... the crosshairs of bond mercenaries. And... safe haven flows into Japan has strengthened the yen - a sure depressing development in this export-dependent economy. I still recall Japanese firms mentioning their break-even point at 80 yen to US$1. Even ...

ACSI chief exec Byrne wins PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... version of investment risk mitigation," said Byrne. The next meeting will take place in Paris in September with policy development at the heart of the council's mandate. "One of my priorities will be to really make sure the strategies that are coming ...

S.O.S

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
"So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me S. O. S. The love you gave me, nothing else can save me S. O. S. When you're gone How can I even try to go on? When you're gone Though I try how can I carry on?" - ABBA Now you believe me? The US bond ...

ASIC commissioner new chief of FOS

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... now, competition in equity markets, where Shane led industry engagement, production of the Market Integrity Rules and development of the wider supervision framework," said Medcraft. Belinda Gibson, ASIC's deputy chairman, will take on Tregillis's duties. ...

It's a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... even contemplating of selling down its massive holdings, America's bond market could be reacting to a more worrying development -- that of an economy that has stalled. This would become the new focus - or shall I say, the fresh fear -- for investors ...

Insurers want wireless relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... with their consumers," said Rocky Scopelliti, Telstra Enterprise and government national general manager industry development. Scopelliti said the insurance industry wants a consumer relationship that sees them interact consumers on a daily basis, closing ...

S&P loses Hoven

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... through Leanne Milton, S&P Fund Services head of research. Hoven joined Standard & Poor's in 2001 as head of Market Development, where he was responsible for business-development activities supporting all of Standard & Poor's businesses in Australia ...

ING Investment adopts Bloomberg Platform

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... review their own research and estimates in accordance with broker and independent consensus. Global head of product development Jean-Paul Zammitt said Bloomberg's Professional service will allow ING IM to identify whether trade ideas have been successful ...