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'As expected' changing expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... rebounding in the second quarter (by more than expected) and... as this space expected Putin and Russia and sanctions became yesterday's news. There were no Kinder Surprises from the FOMC - it'll withdraw another US$10 bil reducing its total asset purchases ...

Macquarie tight-lipped on EU details

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... but refused to give more details about the process. An investor presentation made public at the annual general meeting yesterday revealed that "implementation [of the EU with ASIC is] on track with three out of four phases now complete." However, Macquarie ...

Fixed it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... not only guessing if the RBA would lower interest rates but also whether the 'Big Four' would pass them in full. As at yesterday, those times have a-changed! For yesterday, three of the 'Big Four' - CBA, NAB and WBC - slashed their interest rates on ...

Packer launches $200 million philanthropic fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... businesses. Packer Family Foundation chair Gretel Packer announced the $200 million National Philanthropic Fund, in Melbourne yesterday. "This exciting collaboration between Crown Resorts and our family creates a platform from which to contribute towards ...

A BRICS R5 Bank is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... the "R5 - renminbi, rupee, rubble, real, rand - Bank". Which bank? The "New Development Bank" which the BRICS launched yesterday. According to BBC, "Its main function would be to mobilise "resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects ...

Government succeeds in securing final FoFA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... July 1, 2013, and changes also resolve the issue of grandfathering. In addition to these changes, the government agreed yesterday to introduce regulations in the next 90 days to include additional PUP requirements. The PUP asked that the Statement of ...

Labor, Greens will "keep fighting" after FoFA backflip

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... say" what would happen if PUP senators and Muir didn't change their mind. Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson told media yesterday that both the Greens and the opposition "would now go back to the drawing board and look at ways we can continue to keep ...

Labor forces tabling of FoFA regulations

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
The Labor Party tabled the regulations of amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments yesterday in the Senate. Labor Senator Sam Dastyari presented an order for the production of the Corporations Amendment (Streamlining Future of ...

Labor questions Murray, calls for another inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms over the next two weeks. Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson revealed yesterday that he has written a letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, asking him to cast Murray aside from the chairmanship of the inquiry. ...

Here we go again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... what it did - fall big time. It gave back all the gains of Independence Day Eve, and then some. Not anymore. That was yesterday's news my lady. Today it's all about weak growth. Bloomberg even had to bring back what IMF managing director Christine Lagarde ...