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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... 24, the December share price index futures contract was 78 points stronger at 4,261 with 20,153 contracts traded. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, who faces a confidence vote in parliament, says he is prepared to drop plans for a referendum on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... easier at 77.95 yen after trading at 78.06 yen. Borrowing costs for eurozone governments rose sharply, especially Italy, with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi under intense pressure to come up with reforms and austerity measures to ease the country's ...

Shape up or ship out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
Germany and France has called Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou's all-in "referendum" gambit. Monsieur Sarkozy and Fraulein Merkel suspended the disbursement of the a,-8 billion rescue tranche until Greece makes up its mind to stay in the Eurozone ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... bailout fund. In return, Greece must implement unpopular austerity measures. But this was thrown into doubt after Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said he planned to hold a referendum on the bailout package. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and ...

Uncertainty here we come (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... OMG! What in the effing world was he thinking? Just when we thought Europe was moving forward in the right direction, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou had to open his mouth and announce a "referendum" on whether or not his people would accept the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... 1700 AEDT on Tuesday, the local unit traded between 102.75 US cents and 103.83 cents. On Tuesday, Australian time, Greece Prime Minister George Papandreou called a referendum on a financial rescue deal reached with difficulty only five days ago. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... Thursday sparked huge market rallies, was short on details. Market jitters were further heightened after embattled Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou called Monday for a confidence vote and a referendum on last week's EU debt deal, taking a political ...

Prime Super to provide mezzanine finance facility

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
Prime Super has expanded its asset portfolio after acquiring a $25.5 million mezzanine finance facility in a deal negotiated by Access Capital Advisers. "Prime Super is pleased to have the opportunity to provide this mezzanine finance facility," said ...

Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... of Greek bonds. Why the quotation marks on voluntary? Because it was an offer they couldn't refuse. Just read Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker's lips: the European Union "wouldn't resist for one second to move toward a scenario of the total ...

Market Report- Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... take a heavier hit on Greek debt. Milan was lower for much of the day but finished with a gain of 0.72 per cent as Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi readied an emergency cabinet meeting to review new austerity measures demanded by EU leaders. ...