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Gung Hay Fat Choy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... and avoid social instability. How this figure was arrived at is beyond me. Perhaps the same way as former US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson arrived at his US$700 billion bail-out package. Plucked from the air. The good news is that China's economy is ...

UK coalition pushes responsible investment cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... system. The statement, which is signed by Treasury Select Committee chair John McFall, Trade Union Congress (TUC) general secretary Brendan Barber and Hermes Stewardship Services founder David Pitt-Watson, urges pension funds and government to play a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... insights into what steps the new administration will take to shore up the economy. President Barack Obama's Treasury Secretary nominee, Timothy Geithner, was on Capitol Hill for his Senate confirmation hearing. He asked Congress to act quickly and forcefully ...

In defense of Citi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... not join the dole queue - well at least not just yet. The financial crisis is far from over. Like former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld quipped during the Iraq War, "there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... shed 209 points to 3777 on a volume of 14,452 contracts. Burrell Stockbroking Associate Peter Wright said US Treasury Secretary Paulson's announcement that the US's $700 billion rescue package would not after all purchase troubled assets had rattled ...

Bail-out Plan B

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... longer buy the TA (troubled assets) under the RP (relief program). Yes that is correct. You read it right. US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced that TARP would no longer purchase toxic assets from lending institutions. Instead, the US Treasury ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after US stocks slumped overnight after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the government would not buy banks' soured mortgage assets after all. Resource stocks also are likely to fall after oil ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... of Statistics releases its labour price index data for the September quarter and lending finance data for September. Secretary to the Treasury Dr Ken Henry addresses the National Press Club in Canberra. MasterCard releases its Worldwide Index of Consumer ...

Sale won't affect clients: Pillar

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... end of August to analyse the "changed fiscal outlook for the state". In an address the NSW Parliament, NSW Treasury Secretary John Pierce, said the government is assessing its capital program. He said the government could reduce its debt levels using ...

Matrix Planning Solutions restructures

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... his role as the creator and developer of the strategic advice and modelling software. John Morris remains the company secretary but will also play a key role in risk management. Atit Rungta continues as executive director, operations and strategic al ...