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Boiling frog

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... who employ Australians and pay them wages so they can pay for their higher mortgages. Latest data show that Australian business credit fell by 1.6 per cent in September for a 5.2 per cent drop from a year ago - the biggest decline since 1993. And what ...

Russell to stay in Australia: Doman

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... about US-based Russell Investment's commitment to the Australian market, and said he intended to grow the Australian business. "There were some questions about whether Russell was completely committed to the Australian market - and I want to ensure everyone ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for August. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan will address the Australian Business Economists with a speech entitled, "Evaluating domestic fiscal policy during a global recession". In equities news, The Australian ...

Infiniti Capital opens Sydney office

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... Sydney office and hired former senior investment manager at HFA Asset Management, Darren Katz as head of its Australian business. The boutique asset manager has offices in Christchurch, New Zealand, Cayman Islands and Hong Kong. Katz' appointment comes ...

Depends on the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
You know Australia is back to normal when "they will, they won't" speculation on interest rates returns a major sport. This is usually accompanied by "they will earlier, they will later" betting with every economic data release providing evidence for ...

Identity thieves target planner clients

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
Do you save your clients' details correctly, or keep their information under lock and key? Planning firms, like many other Australian businesses, are increasingly targeted by criminals looking to steal clients' personal details. According to Crime Stoppers ...

Lucky, lucky, lucky

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
Australians all let us rejoice! We should be so lucky. Lucky. Lucky. Lucky. For a teeny-weeny land that represents only around 2 per cent of the global economy, nobody expected that this "lucky country" would be this lucky. While the biggest economies ...

Fear not a rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
Uh, oh! Wall Street wobbled again at the end of last week. But nothing has changed really. Data releases remained mixed - characteristic of an economy that is at an inflection point. Over the past week, the Dow was down 0.5 per cent, the S&P 500 fell ...

VicSuper wins ACCA sustainability award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
VicSuper has been announced the winner of ACCA's annual Sustainability Reporting Awards. VicSuper received the top nod in three categories; Best Sustainability Report, Best SME Report and Best Report in the Financial Service sector awards at the recent ...

AIA Aus hires Telecom CEO to board

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... her a wealth of knowledge and experience which I believe will provide valuable additional expertise to our Australian business and complement the extensive experience of the other independent directors," said Mark Wilson, chief executive and president ...