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QE2 to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... be expectations for QE3, QE4...QEn. But this is assuming that the US economy is really as weak as some purport it to be. True, this is borne out by some economic data such as payrolls and consumer confidence but there are also some - the ISM manufacturing ...

Key planners crucial when planning firms sell

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... is commission-based or fee for service. "If a financial planning firm or dealership has not already fully converted to a true fee-for-service arrangement, then this would certainly be a key area," he said.

Gotta love gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... inflation is about to jump in Europe where fiscal austerity measures are severely dampening domestic demand. The same is true for financial market turmoil. Gold prices spiked during periods of market stress such as during the stock market crash of 1987 ...

Hedge fund adviser gets $2.7m fine

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... place during a restricted period," said Antonia Chion, associate director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement. "This is true even when the portfolio managers have different investment approaches and generally make their own trading decisions." In its ...

True Lies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... of the freezer. What kind of a sick bitch takes the ICE CUBE trays out of the FREEZER?" -Tom Arnold as Gib in the movie 'True Lies' (1994) September may live up to its historical notoriety after all. Just when many of us thought that maybe -- just maybe ...

New tech offers high data protection

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... data recovery and non-stop backup systems while simplifying the right backup configuration to suit their needs. The Acronis True Image Home 2011 (ATI Home 2011) is now available and marketed as a means for financial planners to completely save and protect ...

One report, two spins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... believed Bit's spin that lower income growth begets slower spending. I have no argument here, this is logically and intuitively true. But isn't it also true that higher spending begets higher sales begets higher profits begets higher employment begets ...

Investors call planners to charge performance-based fees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... not counting the product and administration fees, is almost always about 70 to 80 basis points on average. "That's actually true regardless of how it's collected. You'll find that 70 to 80 basis points come through whether it's an asset-based fee, fee ...

Hung

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... Australia with its floating exchange rate and debt and deficit one of the lowest in the western world - what sovereign risk? True, the yield on 10-year Australian bonds increased from 4.92 per cent just before Saturday's elections to 4.98 per cent this ...

Fictional fact

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... supportive of my assessment of the equity markets. But I cannot pick and choose and say that these positive headlines are true and the negative ones false. It's also true of today's investors who behave more like traders and speculators. Acting and reacting ...