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BNP, US prosecutors near $US9bn settlement

AFP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... regulators and BNP Paribas executives are trying to hash out a settlement following charges the bank breached US sanctions against Iran, Sudan and Cuba between 2002 and 2009 by handling $US30 billion ($A32.46 billion) worth of transactions with them. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite gains on international markets after Iran struck a landmark deal on its nuclear program that will see sanctions eased on the key oil exporter. The accord reached over the weekend in Geneva sent crude ...

Right direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013

The weekend that could change the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... something more sinister.A We're talking superpowers with nuclear, chemical and biological armaments - Syria, Russia, China, Iran on one side, the US -- maybe France (and maybe, the next Australian PM) -- on the other. The biggest game changer at the ...

Prepare for take-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... the unknown.A Will it escalate to increased tensions with Russia and China - Syria's wing men?A And oh, let's not forget Iran - Syria's other wing man.A Will it make good on its threat to send missiles Israel's way if the US attacks?A Will the escalation ...

William Blair targets super fund investors with 'game theory'

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... asset prices. He says portfolio building today needs to consider the instability of the current geopolitical environment. Iran and Israel, China, Japan, and the eurozone are just some of the multiple players whose agendas can complicate the pursuit of ...

Ripples from a pebble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
Is this the tiny pebble that trips the bull? I planned to discuss how being in cash is an even riskier proposition at this precise moment in time because of its negative inflation-adjusted returns and using as lead "The Daily Telegraph's" story about ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... after being told by the US Treasury to pay the United States $US327 million to settle charges it violated US sanctions on Iran, Myanmar, Libya and Sudan. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares fell, led by Warehouse Group on concerns its decision to buy appliance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street closed mixed on economic data showing a slight rebound in industrial production and home building in July but a downturn in New York manufacturing. At 0758 AEST on Thursday, the ...

The QE Paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... time. It's not just Europe. Let's not forget there is a fiscal cliff in the US. Let's not forget geopolitics is heating up in Iran again." You, I and Irene know how... it's because of that carrot dangling in front of our faces, that eternal hope, that ...