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We are the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
'Can I just add my voice to this. I think the prime minister is incredibly, is A-plus on these issues. If we did what he advises, we'll all be in a better place.' Malcolm, eat your heart out. This was US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner patting the ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
'Never underestimate the power of optimism.' (Camp Quality) This was perfectly proven by the equity markets' strong performance last week where many of the indices - if not all - spiked to their best weekly gain since November 2008. News reports and ...

Savings paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
Yesterday's strong rally on Wall Street was followed by a flat performance overnight. Is Wall Street catching its breath before taking another jump? Or is it taking a deep breath for diving? Such is the uncertainty created by the current global economic ...

Full steam ahead for Aberdeen

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
Aberdeen Asset Management confirms it will proceed with its $540 billion acquisition of a slice of Credit Suisse's Global Investors business as planned, despite S&P placing 29 Credit Suisse funds "on hold". Aberdeen said last month that it would buy ...

IRESS risk research improves

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... needs. "We often look to balance the appropriate sum insured with affordability, and this process can take some time to perfect for an individual client. The opportunity to determine the level of insurance based on need, and the same based on client ...

Suncorp ripe for the picking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... which 90 per cent are Queensland based, $15 billion in funds under advice and roughly 190,000 clients. This Suncorp is perfect for well-funded financial services groups to purchase the business. Professional Investment Services (PIS) New Zealand recently ...

Art Trust hit by investor sentiment

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... base of $20 million from professional investors, corporates first and then we'll come back to you." Baker said art is a perfect investment for those that seeking capital growth over a six to eight year period. Yet, he said art is still not highly considered ...

Future Fund is $652m richer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... billion, and growing, wallet. "We're in the business of making lots of decisions over long periods of time so let's try and perfect that decision-making approach before we start working about a particular pool of money in a particular environment." "I ...

Super funds back aircraft fund

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
The industry funds-backed Investec Global Aircraft Fund has more than quadrupled its assets under management since its inception in April. IGAF, which has the support of AUSCOAL Superannuation, Seafarers Retirement Fund and the Stevedoring Employees ...

We need a fairness test: ASIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
The lack of a fairness test governing how financial institutions treat their customers has resulted in excessive compliance rules that don't always work, said Jeremy Cooper, deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ...