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Individual pursuit of profit is the true creator of jobs






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Sunday: 1 March, 1998

Rumours fuel financials frenzy

MARCIA KLEIN
RUMOURS of mergers, take-overs and looming interest rate cuts caused a frenzy on the financial index this week, with shares touching record highs and reaching astronomical price:earnings ratios. But analysts warn the financial index looks overheated, indicating there could be a correction around the corner.

Direct selling drives a wedge into local financial services

LUCIENNE FILD
Local asset management companies and life assurers are at last joining the global trend by setting up and expanding direct selling operations. They aim to make it more convenient and cheaper for you to buy their products. But brokers are unhappy at what they claim is insufficient advice to clients buying investment products over the phone.
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BRIEFCASE

'Being of noble stock, he revels in domestic work. He doesn't have to do it, he chooses to'




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