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Industry brawl erupts over super network ads

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... calling on the ISN to "come clean" with its "real agenda" which it said was the elimination of competition and the destruction of sound financial advice. "The FPA... calls upon the ISN to immediately desist from its disgraceful fear campaign of half-truths ...

The seventh week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... "perfect storm" that would stunt growth from 2013. Add to these, the aftershocks to the aftershock that again wreaked destruction in Christchurch and the disruptions to Australian, New Zealand and South American flights caused by the ash cloud from the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... trade on Monday night local time had excited traders, he said. "The reason for getting out given by Goldman was demand destruction at these higher levels of commodity prices and it's an effect we've been looking out for." "I don't think we've seen a ...

Too clever by half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... shares. Talk about talking up your book! What happened to his criticism of derivatives being "financial weapons of mass destruction "? There goes my R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Warren. He's a mere mortal after all.

Wingate slams Everest governance, wants board out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... of Wingate Group Holdings). Meltzer said that Wingate called for change because it is worried about the continued destruction of shareholder value. Last year, Everest lost one of its institutional investors, Sunsuper, after key executives resigned. Kent ...

Bad news on Good Friday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... were created in March. This is well and good but... not when you consider that the range of forecasts lie between the destruction of 20K positions and the addition of 300K workers. What would it be? It feels like waiting for a big lotto draw doesn't ...

End game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
America is zeroing in on China's weapon of mass destruction - the "overvalued renminbi". Yes Virginia, the US is drawing up battle plans as I write. According to Bloomberg, "Five senators including Charles Schumer of New York and Lindsey Graham of South ...

Mickey money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... currencies not minted by Mickey. The rise and rise of gold also indicates that investors are shielding their wealth from destruction by moving into this traditional safest of safe havens. Talks are the yellow metal would remain lustrious up to US$2,500 ...

Developing Asia worst hit

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... are at a crossroads, and the next 12 to 18 months will be very difficult, the study says. However, there has been no destruction of physical and human capital, boding well for a strong recovery, possibly more cautious and sustainable, after the adjustments ...

Baracking for the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... but it will happen,' Rachel Hunter ones aid in a TV commercial. But Rachel Hunter was not selling a solution to the destruction of wealth, business failures, job losses, home foreclosures or economic meltdowns. She was selling shampoo. Now who would ...