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America's Eyjafjallajokull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... securities regulators are considering whether to launch investigations of their own." In a separate report, the Financial Times printed that AIG may sue Goldman over its losses on insurance deals tied to mortgage-backed securities. AIG's loss is reportedly ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... worry but it becomes a tragedy when it risks taking many of the bigger European Union members down with it. The Financial Times notes that, "The Greek crisis is a matter of direct concern to EU countries because of their extensive holdings of Greek government ...

Top 30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
The list has been drawn and is out! Worry no more about Dubai. There are bigger fish to fry. The Financial Times reports that the Financial Stability Board (FSB) - the regulator advocated by US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner last June to pre-empt and ...

U V W X Y Z

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... recovery. Last night, dear old Professor Nouriel Roubini was back in the headlines after publishing his op-ed in the Financial Times entitled, "The risk of a double-dip recession is rising". After acknowledging that the "freefall of economic activity ...

Yellow Brick Road drops acquisition strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... firm that you purchase because clients may not be as sticky as they were in the past having been through these financial times." Yellow Brick Road has also broadened its service to clients after buying North Sydney based accounting practice run by David ...

Instos reverse traction in alternatives

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... cent growth from 2007, new research shows. According to global research by Watson Wyatt in conjunction with the Financial Times, alternative investments dipped 1 per cent last year, contrasting with a 40 per cent increase in the amount of alternative ...

China's SWF on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... Asia Asset Management noted that CIC is looking to fill 29 positions. These opportunities were also posted in the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal. CIC was established on September 29th 2007 with the issuance of special bonds worth RMB 1.55 trillion ...

Nationalisation - that ugly word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... financial system. 'The Maestro' Alan Greenspan has also now come to this conclusion. In an interview with the Financial Times, he said that, 'It may be necessary to temporarily nationalise some banks in order to facilitate a swift and orderly restructuring.' ...

Long-only turmoil pushes investors to hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... their strategies following the global market melt-down. Supporting Young's upbeat assessment for the sector, the Financial Times recently reported that "The [UK pension fund] industry intends to continue cutting its exposure to equities to free cash ...

Dubai to swoop in bad market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... financial crisis will strengthen the United Arab Emirates' position as an economic and investment hub. Speaking at the Financial Times /Dubai International Financial Centre World Financial Centre Summit, Omar Bin Sulaiman, Dubai International Financial ...