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No pleasing Mr. Market

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010

... cent "growth path is stable all the year along." State of the Union. In his first State of the Union address, US President Obama again rallied the troops. He announced more tax relief and aid to the 'small people of America' while at the same time calling ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010

... (AAA/Negative/A-1+) among the most stable and low-risk banking systems globally." In ending, allow me to quote President Obama. "We have finished a difficult year. We have come through a difficult decade. But a new year has come. A new decade stretches ...

One down, more to go

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010

... uncertainty over Ben Bernanke's second stint at the helm of the Fed. Wall Street's still waiting to hear what President Obama has to say in his State of the Union speech. Wall Street's still waiting to see how the US economy fared in the last quarter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010

... fourth quarter growth figures, due on Friday, will look like. Banks in particular were under pressure in light of President Obama's initiative to regulate banking activity while carmakers and other consumer goods companies also felt the pain as investors ...

Wall Street v Main Street

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010

... do? Some of the announced that they would vote against the re-confirmation of Ben Bernanke for a second term. President Obama will make his first State of the Union speech later tonight. By all indications, it would contain populist rhetoric. He could ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010

... one per cent at noon with falls across the major banks and resources sector, following concern about plans by US President Obama to reform the banking sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 55.4 points, or 1.17 per cent, at 4,695.2 ...

Now that's challenging

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010

... Republican's coup in Massachusetts - considered a very safe Democrat stronghold - might have become too loud for US President Obama not to hear. US taxpayers are angry. Furious that their taxes went into propping up banks and financial institutions who ...

ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010

... high on speculation that Republican Scott Brown would win Massachussetts, giving the GOP the numbers to defeat President Obama's proposed bill overhauling the US healthcare system - reportedly unpopular among Americans. Mr. Brown eventually won the seat ...

US reform tightens net on big firms

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009

... important that we address the irresponsibility and recklessness that got us into this mess in the first place," said President Obama. "Some of it was the result of an era of easy credit, when millions of Americans borrowed beyond their means, bought ...

We're still in Kansas

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009

... don't think he would want to see the experience of the Great Depression repeated under his watch. Not when as President Obama stated in an interview with CNN, "I think we'll be adding jobs, but you need 150,000 additional jobs each month just to keep ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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