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GreySpark consultancy opens in Australia

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... transformed by sweeping new regulatory reforms, with the introduction of the Dodd Frank Act in the United States and the European Union's European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). GreySpark said it is hoping to bring the expertise it has gained ...

Of horse trades and the January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... Singapore's 'Grand Master' Tan Khoon Yong: "This is a disaster year... a lot of things will not go smoothly...The European Union may split, the euro may be in trouble... the bloc would be threatened by division in May." Hong Kong astrologer Chow Hon-ming ...

China heading for debt disaster, sure sure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... and local government) is about 54 per cent of China's GDP, which is below the 60 per cent threshold set by the European Union for admitting new members under the Maastricht Treaty." Good onya Peter for not letting the facts get in the way of a good story. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... compared with the prior month. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets fell, with the banking sector sliding after the European Union slapped huge fines on six banks over rate-rigging. Sentiment was also hit after eurozone data highlighted falling retail ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... due to the fact that global markets didn't do particularly well last night," he said. The falls came after the European Union revised downward eurozone growth and employment forecasts. It said growth would amount to 1.1 per cent next year, down from ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... unemployment. At 0826 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down five points at 5,412. The European Union cut its 2014 forecast for the 17-member single currency to 1.1 per cent growth next year, down from the 1.2 per ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... 17-country currency area hit a record 12.2 per cent in September, with about 19.5 million people classed as jobless by European Union data agency Eurostat. In economic news on Friday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will release the index of commodity ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... recession with surprisingly strong growth of 0.3 per cent in the second quarter led by Germany and France, the European Union said on Wednesday. The euro slid to $US1.3251 compared with $US1.3262 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets ...

New deal opens Europe to Aussie AIFs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has entered a cooperation arrangement with its European Union (EU) counterparts to supervise fund managers operating across borders. The arrangement will allow Australian fund managers to manage ...

Australian economy "professionally managed": World Bank

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... The Lisbon Treaty is an international agreement amending two treaties which form the constitutional basis of the European Union. These treaties outline how the region is governed and the mandate of the ECB. Focusing on concerns about a slowdown in China ...