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The times, they're not a -changin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... Spain -- European authorities are still to come up with a solution that contains the three C's - credible, concerted and concrete - to the crisis that has now spread to l'economia grande della Italia. Oh wait! Sowee. Think I left my brain back in 2011. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... more than five per cent on Monday and Tuesday, fell 1.34 per cent, or 30.34 points, to 2,244.58, with investors awaiting concrete steps by the government to ease monetary policy. Singapore was 1.75 per cent higher, adding 47.88 points, to 2,791.54. WELLINGTON ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... the news. Traders are looking ahead to a crucial summit of European leaders that wraps up Friday. They hope to see more concrete solutions to restore long-term confidence in the euro and rescue the region from the sovereign debt crisis that has roiled ...

Worry me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... kick the can down the road to another summit. It'll be a very pleasant surprise if they surprise as with a concerted, concrete and prompt action plan on 9 December - an early Xmas present if you will. But if not, it won't help worrying. Just as Bob Marley ...

Doubt over CGT relief delaying fund mergers

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... it will now consider applications for Capital Gains Tax (CGT) relief on a case-by-case basis, the industry says a more concrete policy is needed if mergers are to proceed before 1 July, 2013 - the date at which MySuper can be offered for the first time. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... Traders were anxious with the weekend summit fast approaching, hoping that European leaders will finally come up with a concrete plan to stick to but fully prepared for disappointment after so many false starts. At the close, London's benchmark FTSE-100 ...

Action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... overseas. "Quite clearly, the markets are much more comfortable with the European situation despite the fact we haven't seen concrete steps there... and with pricing in such a bearish scenario anything mildly positive (can push the market significantly ...

Rewarding wishful thinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... revisited at their next meeting." That's European for "shared view" for you. The problem is financial markets discourage concrete, concerted and real actions towards a final resolution of the debt crisis every time they reward a money official's wishful ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... (EFSF). HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed in edgy trade. Early gains were pared as caution set in due to a lack of concrete evidence of a plan to save Greece from default, while dealers also looked ahead to a key vote Thursday in Germany, where MPs ...