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Template of a bail-in?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... shoot themselves in the foot. Financial markets celebrated after reports that a deal had been struck between the government of Cyprus and its benefactors. Nobody gave two hoots whether it's a bail-out or what it's being now called - a bail-in. It's a ...

New regime for accountants: Shorten

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
Speaking at an industry briefing, Federal minister for financial services and superannuation Bill Shorten has thanked the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAA) for its input in proposed rules regarding the provision of financial advice. The Institute ...

Trio Capital action group to put forward Federal Candidate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... held at the Illawarra Leagues Club, Wollongong on 2 February. VOFF has released a statement accusing the Gillard Government of a "whitewash" of the Trio Capital disaster. It has also accused the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) and ...

Urbanisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
They can put any spin on it they want but you know, and I know, and even your uncle's dog knows that 'twas just another ordinary day on equity markets overnight. Wall Street and Europe closed higher 'supposedly' because the Israelis and the Palestinians ...

Federal election to compound market uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
The Australian election will put the giant mining and banking sectors at risk of regulatory reform while investors are entering a period of heightened uncertainty, according to a recent report from Political Monitor, a political risk research and advisory ...

Failure is not an option

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
It's been a month -- or thereabouts -- since the European Central Bank -- followed by the US Federal Reserve followed by the Bank of Japan -- gave financial markets what they wished, prayed and hoped for and fired the first salvo of quantitative easing. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... receiving its second offer in the space of six weeks. Meanwhile, News Ltd chief Kim Williams has accused the federal government of setting up a review of media practices because it does not like the reporting of some of the company's newspapers. News ...

No roadblocks to success: Cormann

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, came out swinging yesterday, accusing the Federal government of implementing "chaotic and unpredictable" regulations. Cormann swore a "blood oath to be back" and said his government would ...

FSC focuses FATCA talk on govt agreement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
Financial Services Council chief John Brogden is back in Washington DC arguing for a country specific exemption for Australian super funds to avoid compliance burdens associated with the contentious FATCA regime. Under draft Foreign Account Tax Compliance ...

Barclays chief resigns

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has resigned after coming under fire from both politicians and regulators in the wake of the Libor interest rate fixing scandal. In stepping down, Diamond said the "external pressure placed on Barclays has reached ...