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Euro downs Supermodel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... economies. It's their fiscal irresponsibility. It's the Eurozone's uncohesive political governments. Or if you believe Greek Prime Minister Papandreou, it's the US investment banks' fault. Wasn't it not even a year ago that almost everyone and his dog ...

Raising SG could impact regional companies

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... Australians - but the impacts of increased SG levels on small businesses in regional Australia is a major concern, argues Prime Super. The government's reforms to superannuation is a step in the right direction, they said, but more needs to be done to ...

New mining tax is miners' own idea

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... sharing of the risk in the joint venture arrangement." The MCA being the architect of the 'super profits tax' does not excuse Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's initial difficulty in explaining how the tax restructure would work, but it does highlight that ...

PM repeats calls to make Australia a fin services hub

At an industry forum yesterday, the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd talks about the next wave of superannuation reforms and the critical role the financial services sector play in the national economy. He said the reforms are the most significant set of reforms ...

Too clever by half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... half. But amid all these speculations, this is not yet a done deal. Again, I call to the witness stand former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating's L-A-W tax cuts. What's a done deal is more interest rate increases by the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Liar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... interest rate of 5 per cent. The alternative is to go begging in the financial markets and pay almost double this rate. Greek Prime Minister Papandreou is maintaining a brave face. "I want to reiterate one more time that all we announced and that is ...

FSA starts Goldman Sachs investigation

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... yesterday that it will start its investigation after the SEC charged Goldman Sachs and one of its vice presidents for sub-prime mortgages fraud last week. "Following preliminary investigations, the FSA has decided to commence a formal enforcement investigation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... Sachs was charged with misleading investors in the sale of a complex mortgage security similar to those blamed for the sub-prime mortgage debacle. News that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had brought civil charges against the Wall Street ...

MySuper proposal ignites storm

ALEX DUNNIN AND RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... formalised its response to the Ripoll advice practices review and the increasingly controversial Henry taxation review. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's difficulties in negotiating his hospital reform package, following his failure to implement the CPRS in ...

Barclays Cap launches rates and FX services

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... onshore presence affords our clients a two-fold benefit," said Ivan Ritossa, head of global markets - trading, Asia Pacific, Prime Services and FX. "Our Australian client s now have direct access to our award-winning global product suite, while providing ...