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Playing chicken with tyres

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
Don't look now but the debate as to what letter of the alphabet the global recovery will take - U, V or W - could all turn out to be wrong. It could be an L with the horizontal part of the letter longer and downward sloping. Trust politicians to try ...

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
Caution removes caution. Just as the G-20 announced their caution in removing the fiscal and monetary crutch until the global economy is walking on its own, the word 'cautiously' in the 'cautiously optimistic' is fast disappearing in many an investment ...

Fundies split on Hatoyama effect

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... legislation easier and significant political reform more likely," she said. However, she pointed out that the political debate, as with many elections, has been focused more on winning votes than dealing with difficult issues. "We will have to judge ...

G-20 reasons to be hopeful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
A summit to have another summit. If anything, this was the consensus reached at the 4-5 September G-20 meeting in London whose finance ministers and central bankers continue to disagree to agree. But whereas the previous two meetings - November 2008 ...

Dixon and van Eyk stand-off

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... (VTP) and Dixon Advisory as a proposal to replace the entire VTP board due to poor performance escalates into a bigger debate about how, exactly, should Listed Investment Companies (LIC) maximise returns for shareholders. This morning van Eyk Three Pillars ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... expand to 70 - or more. Liquidity? The economic and financial systems are awash with liquidity. Momentum? Need we still debate the strong upward momentum in risk assets over the past few months? Valuation? The few remaining bears are now trumpeting that ...

Paraplanners left out of planning reforms, for now

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
While there is incessant debate on how the planning industry can lift its governance standards to better protect consumers, there is little talk about the future for paraplanners, but that could soon change. Bloch said paraplanners shouldn't have to ...

Christmas in July

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... and Australia report theirs their economic scorecards will also show dramatic improvements. Haven't you noticed that the debate now has changed to whether there'll be a recovery or not, into what shape the recovery will take? Again, I remind you of the ...

ANZIIF names new committee members

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) joined the General Insurance Advisory Committee. The insurance council provides debate and discussion around the trends affecting the general insurance industry. "The institute's committees and councils are a vital ...

Avoid financial speculation: Pontiff

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
Pope Benedict XVI has put his weight behind fundamental long term investing and warned against speculative short-term investment in synthetic assets. In his latest encyclical " Caritas in Veritate ", Pope Benedict warned that "what should be avoided ...