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Damned to default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... deficit will exceed 8.5% of GDP this year (10% of GDP according to The Economist Intelligence Unit), "as the government struggles to meet revenue goals." How in hell could you expect additional revenues when you've sacked thousand of private servants ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... Mumbai fell 1.29 per cent after the Indian central bank announced a surprise 50 basis points rise in interest rates as it struggles to tame inflation. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market fell again, with the benchmark NZX-50 index slipping 11.53 ...

International private equity struggles to raise real estate funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Global private equity firms have faced challenges raising funds for international real estate with managers launching fewer funds and targeting less capital, according to a new report. In April 2011 there were 26 real estate funds of funds in the market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... mixed set of US economic data made for a muted start on Wall Street, reflecting continued caution as the US economy struggles for momentum, they said. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed up 0.55 per cent at 5,955.99 points. In Frankfurt ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... Beijing has hiked rates four times and the amount of money banks must hold in reserve seven times since October as it struggles to contain inflation. Chinese shares closed up 0.85 percent as April's steady manufacturing growth lent some support to market ...

Gen Yers turn to social media for financial advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... Crisis and actively engaging in their own savings. "Many of them witnessed their parents' and grandparents' financial struggles firsthand," said Stuart Rubinstein, managing director of client engagement at TD Ameritrade. "They're not afraid to ask for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... 2,932.756, despite the central bank's decision Friday to hike the amount of money lenders must keep in reserve, as it struggles to keep inflation under control. Investors are growing more concerned about the crisis in the Arab world. Some investors were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... points. China's central bank announced on Friday it would raise the amount of money banks must keep in reserve as it struggles to keep inflation under control in the world's second biggest economy. The reserve requirement ratio will be raised by 50 basis ...

Finsia CEO to step down

NEWS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... executives working across the entire financial services value chain," concluded Fahy. Finsia's board has retained Heidrick & Struggles as part of an international search for Fahy's replacement.

Solaris struggles to find local gems

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
Denis Donohue, managing director at Solaris Investment Management, said the investment team is finding it difficult to find alpha in the local market as macroeconomic issues continue to cloud prospects for many businesses. Donohue said news from debt-ridden ...