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HSBC: Australia's trade growth to expand 129% by 2025

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... of US$347 billion today to US$702.5 billion in merchandise trade volumes. James Hogan, head of commercial banking for HSBC Bank Australia said the next two years will be particularly good for Australia. "It sends an encouraging message to Australian ...

Waiting to exhale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... economy is bigger than Malta, Estonia, Cyprus and Slovenia -- that makes it the fifth, doesn't it? According to 2009 World Bank data, Slovakia's economy accounts for a whopping 0.8% of total Eurozone output. Germany makes up 20% and France 18%. So the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... In economic news on Wednesday, The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the housing finance for August data, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor (financial markets) Dr Guy Debelle gives a speech on High Frequency Trading in Foreign ...

Alphington targets younger HNW investors with wealth service

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
Alphington Private Investor Services has changed its business model and licensing arrangements to provide broad wealth management services to the retail space and typically younger clients. The Melbourne based firm will continue to target higher end ...

FuturePlus restructure creates new head role

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... the financial services industry including roles with MLC, Colonial First State, Challenger Financial Services and Macquarie Bank. As reported in March by Financial Standard, FuturePlus has begun signing external super fund clients after it into Third ...

Promotion prospects need to be addressed: Survey

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
The majority of Australian financial professionals are happy in their current roles and feel they have a reasonable work/life balance, according to new research from career professionals' website eFinancial Careers. However, just under half of respondents ...

A yearning for softer yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... hopes that Europe will boost the capital of its banks suffering from the public debt crises in Greece, Ireland and Portugal. Bank of America surged 6.4 per cent, JPMorgan Chase was up 5.2 per cent and American Express added 4.7 per cent. Apple leaped ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Australian shares were higher at noon, bucking a weak US lead as investors took heart in a plan to recapitalise ailing European banks to help contain the impact of the eurozone debt crisis. The local market took less than half an hour to move into positive ...

Partner launches global private equity fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011