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China trip provides first-hand insights

STAFF JOURNALIST | MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012

... consumer goods and pharmaceuticals, after the government confirmed that it would continue with a scheme that subsidises medicine, similar to Australia's, said Wu. Stocks in consumer companies with a "proven track record" offer attractive opportunities ...

Uncertainty here we come (again)

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011

... to ensure the implementation of this deal.'" Maybe so... but what do you do when the patient refuse to take his bitter medicine? It would have been so easy to just let Greece die and amputate it from the rest of the Eurozone. But it's not. The weakest ...

AllianceBernstein bullish on molecular medicine

MATT WOODINGTON | THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011

AllianceBernstein predicts molecular medicine will rival the emergence of digital information as a disruptive force and has allocated 10% of its thematic portfolios to associated companies such as DNA sequencing and molecular diagnostics firms. While ...

A QEasy road ahead for investors

JOHN MCDULING | MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010

... that the "overall outlook is for modest growth with heightened volatility." He said that austerity would be the best medicine for the US, because it "on current projections the US will be facing its own sovereign crisis, even though it is many, many ...

Chireland hurdled

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010

... waters of the Atlantic, Ireland may have been dragged to the begging table screaming and shouting, but forced to take its medicine it was. Admitting there's a problem is the first step to a cure. In an interview with RTE - Ireland's state television ...

Fed & RBA on the ball

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010

... zone we will not survive with the European Union." Hear that? The EU would be no more if Ireland continues to refuse its medicine. For now Ireland continues to sit tight. The government is adamant that its finances are good until mid-2011 - "hopefully" ...

QE2 overstays welcome

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010

... Professionals, Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher said, "I asked that the FOMC consider that we might be prescribing the wrong medicine for the ailment from which our economy is suffering. The remedy for what ails the economy is, in my view, in the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010

... commentary was turning increasingly to its potential shortcomings if it had to be activated. Greece must take such harsh medicine to right its economy and finances that some analysts think it politically and socially unworkable, with the debt accord ...

SPAA names award winners

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010

... knowledge of the industry. "Professionalism is an ongoing challenge. If we look at the traditional professions, such as medicine and law, there's a persistence to continually renew their education," he said.

Let them have soup

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009

... European equities tumbled again while we were sleeping. Part of the reason was disappointment that the much-awaited Chinese medicine was not potent enough or was just basically not there. In his speech to China's National People's Congress, Chinese Premier ...

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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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