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Disagreeing to agree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... Financial markets don't know where to jump because European powers-that-be can't agree on where they're taking us. Last Sunday, European Union Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn told us that they are close to an agreement and all will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... $US1.678 on Friday. Markets also digested major takeover news. US gas pipeline and energy storage giant Kinder Morgan on Sunday announced a deal to buy rival El Paso Corp for about $38 billion. And on Monday, Norway's Statoil announced the purchase of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... deals from $US1.3375 late in New York on Friday. The dollar fell to 76.66 yen from 76.87 yen on Friday. In a meeting on Sunday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel put on a united front and vowed a response to Europe's ...

Aviva's online backlash to new campaign sparks retreat

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... express their rage at the constant and "depressing" Aviva ad content. "I will never buy Aviva products thanks to their Sunday evening-ruining adverts on Downton Abbey! Sack your marketing director!" and "Poorly thought out strategy" were two such Twitter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... by Germany and the United States to historic low levels. Borrowing prices fell for France as well. Greece announced on Sunday 2 billion euros ($A2.62 billion) in budget cuts demanded by the EU and the IMF to unlock more funds under its 110-billion euro ...

BTFG launches TV ads to ease investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... they decide that it is time to get out, they almost always get out at the wrong moment." The ad will feature today and Sunday on news and current affairs programs.

ETF provider wants to expand asset class range

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... Scott Ebner, managing director and global head of exchange traded fund product for SSgA flew into Sydney from Hong Kong on Sunday to meet the team face-to-face and talk products. He will then return to his London base for a well-earned break from a solid ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... to be a pretty nervous start, given the increasing risk that America might not reach a deal in time," Dr Oliver said on Sunday. "Which in turn means a potential default, or more likely a big cut to US government government spending for some period of ...

Super fund director taken to court for fees

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... Electrical Trades Union said the claims were wrong and the figures incorrect. He said information published in yesterday's Sunday Telegraph was untrue and that it was part of a union election smear campaign. Industry Super Network chief executive David ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... measures. The budget cuts were initially slated to be completed by August, but officials are now saying they'll pass by Sunday. That reassurance was enough to bring shares off their lows. Milan's main stock market - at one stage down over four per cent ...