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Downgrade me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... Deficit & Sovereign Debt Watch" show. Of course, there's nothing closer to our Australian hearts than the Gillard and Swan tandem disaster levy just so the Budget balance turns positive in two years time (as promised) and their government don't fall ...

Whac-a-mole 2.0

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... ripe with speculation as to which financial institution's head - Bear Sterns, Fannie/Freddie, AIG - the US Fed/Treasury tandem would whack next with billions of dollars of taxpayers' money. As is to be expected whac-a-mole 2.0 is an upgraded, bigger ...

Challenger to open redemptions on mortgage fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... performance of the fund by reducing the cash drag, then that's a positive for those who want to remain in the fund," he said. In tandem with releasing capital back to investors, Adams said the restructure, if approved, will see the fund go back into ...

Fund fees not coming down: Cooper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... claims average fees have come down since 2002 ignores the increase in "actual dollar fees payable" in the past decade in tandem with average account balances going up. He acknowledged fees today are much lower compared to the outrageous contribution ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... - Japanese shares fell to an 11-week low as another dip in the euro weighed on Japanese exporters. The Nikkei moved in tandem with euro moves, analysts said, as the euro fell to a new four-year low against the US dollar. The Nikkei index of the Tokyo ...

Too much ado about Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... previous day. Sure, Greece et al is a cause for concern. But despite arguments for and to the contrary, the EU and the IMF tandem will not leave Greece in ruins. It's just unfathomable to think otherwise. Not with Lehman Bros' bankruptcy still fresh ...

Financial Facts rumoured to close shop

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... management business by ANZ - a rumour an ING spokesperson has denied. Financial Facts, which provides services to advisers from Tandem, Millenium3 and ING Financial Planning, is rumoured to close its operations by the end of this year. Industry sources ...

Earnings surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... cost reduction (labour and raw materials) and not rising demand. Cost cutting - mainly through headcount reduction - in tandem with beating down earnings estimates allowed American companies to easily surpass expectations. But companies could only squeeze ...

ESG a fiduciary duty: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... sustainable industries." Martin Fahy, Finsia chief executive, said the economic and climate change crisis happening in tandem provides a major opportunity for reform and investment provided the financial services industry is able to see the opportunities ...

They will, they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... would only pocket a large chunk of the rate cut anyway. Though not really a problem for now, another rate cut - taken in tandem with the Federal Government's stimulus packages - could re-ignite inflation expectations in the near future. Interest rates ...