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PE investment in UK boosts job: BVCA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
... PE/VC backing were also found to have grown their sales at a faster rate than other companies. Meanwhile, Britain's General Union (GMB) has launched an attack on private equity managers following job restructures and losses at a car park station now ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
... While this would probably help reduce the deficit with China, the US still has a US$117 billion deficit with the European Union and an US$88 billion one with Japan. This result in tandem with President George Bush's call for an extra US$145 billion for ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on a positive lead from Wall Street and stronger base metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0735 AEDT, the March share price index contract was trading up 42 points at 5,784. On the corporate ...

Community CPS credit union launches Eastwoods FP

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2007
Recently merged and expanded credit union Community CPS has launched its in-house financial planning service, Eastwoods, already operating with $300 million in funds under advice (FUA). Kevin Benger, chief executive office of Community CPS, said, "We ...

T.Rowe Price wins Chinese govt fund mandate

... 336 million. That is, the population of those over 65 (336 million) will be similar to the total population of 15 European Union nations. Michelle Baltazar

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... recently. The Australian proposal to the group is for a $US5 billion cut in subsidies from America and a European economic Union cut in tariffs by 5 per cent. The participation rate of experienced workers has been highlighted by research showing that ...

US slowdown won't hurt China

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
... believes investment spending will follow," said McCormack. Anyway, shortfalls in US demand could be taken up by the European Union, which is nearly as big an export market anyway for Chinese goods, he said. "Fitch forecasts US economic growth will fall ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
... period exports to India grew by 29 per cent, those to China grew by about 23 per cent and those to the European Economic Union grew by about 3.5 per cent. In the climate of a slowing US economy, the alternative markets for Australian goods allow some ...

S&P to rate NZ financials

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2006
Standard & Poor's is set to launch a new relative ratings scheme for New Zealand non-bank finance entities. Standard & Poor's New Zealand Relative Strength Ratings will measure the relative financial strength of New Zealand non-bank finance entities ...

Noonan replaces Wason on CBUS board

CBUS director George Wason has been replaced on the fund board by fellow Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) official Dave Noonan, following an election held last week. The decision came amid reports in the Canberra Times of a Federal ...