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Grexit and the games people play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
It is ironic that the country that brought the world the story of the "Sword of Damocles" is itself now that very sword dangling precariously above the heads of world financial markets. Any moment now. Events in Greece over the past few days have jacked ...

Fidelity: Asia focusing on intra-region trade

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... debt levels, high savings rates and the emergence of China as a global economic powerhouse will support a multi-year growth story for the region. "It is for these reasons that I believe Asian markets have greater upside when global markets improve."

Deja vu of deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012

HSBC announces first int'l RMB bond

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... new products and new markets. We are the natural home in the West for those who want to invest in China's economic success story," said Osborne. "We are proud to be able to issue this bond. It represents another step in London's development as a premier ...

QE going, going ...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... printing machine will stop printing. Still, Wall Street dropped last night. Though some bloggeratis still attach the no QE story on this, it was more likely due to re-emergent European sovereign debt crisis concerns following reports of the pain in Spain ...

No fear no greed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... we're in another one of those O-M-G moments. But it looks like an L-O-L one to me. You'll be LOL-ing too when you read the story behind the headlines. You'll be LOL-ing even more that the down moves are providing a cheaper entry points into adding more ...

FIRST Super invites Tony Abbott to board meeting

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... retirement savings of our members. We think that First Super, and industry super funds generally, are a great Australian success story," said Stewart. "There are no mysteries with industry fund governance structures. Employers and employees are equally ...

EU action has done little but buy time: Aberdeen

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... fiscal transfer union that in itself doesn't answer the fundamental questions, because in Europe it's no longer an economic story - it's a political one," Griffiths said. The only reason the UK is triple-A rated is due to control over monetary policy ...

Conflict of interest still key issue: ASIC shadow shop

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... surrounding the legislation. "I think the general noise...in relation to the 73 submissions to the PJC tells us a more important story about the uncertainty in industry minds about this." David Whiteley, head of Industry Super Network (ISN) said he believed ...

The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... FTSE-100 jumped by 1.8%, ignoring reports that Greece and its creditors are still refusing to shake hands. It was the same story on the Street. The Dow rose by 1.2% -- perhaps not as spectacular as its European counterpart but this took the index up ...