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Republicans vote that advisers have no best interest duty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... clients' best interests first. However the chances of the bill becoming law are slim, as it is unlikely to pass through the US Senate and even if it did it would most likely be vetoed by President Obama, according to Bloomberg reports. The bill is a ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US Senate leaders reached a deal for a temporary budget and to extend the debt ceiling, ending the government shutdowm. At 0826 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Obama expected to pick Yellen as US Fed chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... to be the next head of the US central bank, White House officials have said. If confirmed by the Democrat controlled US Senate, Yellen would become the first woman to hold the post in the institution's 100-year history, replacing Ben Bernanke whose term ...

Much ado, no do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... see here. Wall Street went home happy last night despite Uncle Ben's much-anticipated semi-annual testimony before the US Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs being a non-event - a maintenance of the status quo if you will, and a ...

Manufactured in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... timing couldn't have been more perfect. The poor trade stats - by China's standards - came only three days after the US Senate passed a bill allowing sanctions on countries with "misaligned" exchange rates and US Treasury Secretary Geithner's vocal support ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... "That got the market singing, but of course the thing to watch there is that the proposal has to be put before the (US Senate), and the commentary I've seen hasn't been all that positive about getting it passed," he said. "The market loved it; everything ...

Three and a half men

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... tensions, buoyed by Bernanke's upbeat assessment on the economy and little concern over inflation." Big Ben told the US Senate Banking Committee that he's not perturbed about the recent spike in oil prices and inflation. "The most likely outcome is that ...

US reforms open doors for tax-savvy advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... ruling that stops them from recommending certain tax strategies. The planning industry welcomed the decision of the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary to send the Patent Reform Act of 2011 to the full Senate. Although there is no timeframe in place ...

Spoiling for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... making sure voters see them voting against "the enemy" that are taking jobs away from their constituents. While the US Senate still has to approve the bill, congressmen are calling on China to "revalue or die!" Ooh, I'm so scared! China is more worried ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... Reserve would provide more stimulus to the US economy. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is due to speak before the US Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday (US time).