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Less liquidity to lessen risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... reiterated that the government's top priority this year is "financial security" because it is a vital component of national security. A statement echoed by PBOC governor Zhou Xiaochuan when he warned that China could face a "Minsky moment". Zhou cautioned ...

Personal security concerns reach new high: Unisys

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... biggest increases are in the mature markets of Netherlands, Australia, US and UK," Unisys director of border and national security programs John Kendall said. "Even developed countries are starting to feel vulnerable - especially as we move to an increasingly ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... underscored by Chinese president Xi Jinping's recent comment that, "Financial security is an important part of national security and an important basis for the steady and healthy development of the economy," as he called (dictated?) for increased efforts ...

AustralianSuper and IFM seek energy asset

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... unsolicited offer came a month after Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison blocked a similar sale of the company, citing national security concerns. "The Federal Government has been advised that it is not in Australia's national interest for Ausgrid to be ...

AFA signs former PM for national conference

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has revealed the first of its plenary speakers who will open the AFA 2016 National Adviser Conference. Former Prime Minister John Howard will headline the plenary speakers, discussing the role of world leaders ...

Hockey launches Serious Financial Crime Taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... Prosecutions and Australian Customs and Border Protection Services. "This type of crime poses a genuine threat to national security and to the integrity of Australia's economy, financial markets, regulatory frameworks and tax revenue collection," Hockey ...

Calendrically weak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... money that'll now be wasted as they are redirected from expanding productive capacity into funding the war, national security and what have you -- the reverse of the 'peace dividend' when we had peace. And over the weekend, we got news indicating that ...

US/EU v Russia's lose-lose is China's win-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... longer wasting resources on unproductive enterprises such as espionage missions, building a bigger, better bomb, national security and anti-propaganda. According to http://www.usgovernmentspending.com, "Defense spending stood at 6.8 percent of GDP at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... pushed toward Baghdad on Thursday after capturing a town to the north, as US President Barack Obama said his national security team "is looking at all the options". With the militants approaching the capital, forces from Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region ...

I spy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... Neighbours theme song Not play 'I spy' with each other. Only last month, news broke that documents leaked by US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA spied on Brazil, Mexico, France, Germany and Spain (National ...