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Ireland gives in to EU bailout

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... that the country's funding needs had already been met until mid 2011. "Ministers welcome the request of the Irish Government for financial assistance from the European Union and Euro-area member states...providing assistance to Ireland is warranted to ...

Changes to borrowing brings peace of mind

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... Professionals' Association of Australia, welcomed the announcement. Slattery said SPAA had already lobbied the government for the changes a number of years ago. She said the proposed changes would mean trustees that use the arrangements receive the right ...

Govt continues to target high income HHs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... that has long unified all sectors of wealth management in Australia. The Federal Opposition has criticised the government for penalising high income earners, but Michael Moore said these criticisms are unlikely to have much impact if the Rudd government ...

AIG: 100 per cent GFC proof

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... billion allocated for loans. On November 10, 2008, just a few days before renegotiating another bailout with the US Government for US$40 billion, ABC News reported that AIG spent US$343,000 on a trip to a lavish resort in Phoenix, Arizona.' Shenanigans ...

GFC in a fortnight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... of big financial institutions - depicted by Citibank and Bank of America over the past fortnight. They beg the government for salvation. The Government responds by promising money, but is uncertain how this would be spent. The US Federal Reserve, having ...

Subsidise financial advice: Shiller

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... residential property prices plummeting the way they did in the last two years. For example, Shiller lauded the new US government for budgeting US$10 billion on a so-called Home Price Decline Reserve Payments, an insurance fund that effectively provides ...

Adelaide Bank opens Guaranteed Term Deposit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... A customer's first $1 million across all deposit products with the same institution which are guaranteed by the government for a period of three years. Customers can pay a fee to secure the guarantee deposits over $1 million.

In defense of Citi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... probably be receiving government largesse. But it was not to be. Citi should be grateful to Lehman and not the US government for its bail-out. For had Lehman not showed them the way, Citi too would be choking on the same cocktail of toxic debts and structured ...

Three rich beggars

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... which perhaps they consider necessities - have become par for the course. The three rich beggars are asking the government for US$25 billion of taxpayers' money to get them through 2009. The pie would be divided with US$7 billion each allocated to Chrysler ...

Govt revises temporary res super bill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... super after five years of leaving Australia and also prohibited their savings earning interest. "We applaud the government for addressing our concerns and bringing fairness and equity to temporary residents," said Reynolds. The Financial Planning Association ...