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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... landmark ruling, the Constitutional Court said all "large-scale" future aid packages must be approved by the parliament's budget committee, a process sure to create nervousness on markets, where speed is vital. Investors were also still absorbing Tuesday's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... Australia (RBA) holds its monthly board meeting and announces its interest rate decision. The NSW government hands down its budget. There is no major equities news. In Australia, the market on Monday closed weaker, extending losses from early trade as ...

Moody's does an S&P

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... three notches below its top rating -- yesterday. According to Moody's website, "The rating downgrade is prompted by large budget deficits and the build-up in Japanese government debt since the 2009 global recession. Several factors" (in particular, the ...

Super keeping economy strong: ASFA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... coincides with the 20th anniversary of the announcement of the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) in the August 1991 Federal Budget. The report details that super funds were one of the main sources of equity financing for companies through private placements ...

H2O scores Mercer mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... previous manager. "A differentiating factor of this process is that they build portfolios with risk as a start point and budget and allocate risk and monitor it in near real time so you know the risk you are holding and investing in." This is the third ...

Govt uncertainty plagues wealth mgmt industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... respondents said there was a need for the industry to invest more in infrastructure with the vast majority, 95%, think Federal Budget measures did not support investments in this area enough. "Australia has a clear need for significant infrastructure ...

Mercer chief scores plum promotion

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Investment services and consulting group Mercer has promoted its global chief operating officer to the plum role of global head of wealth management consulting. London-based Cara Williams previously spent six years as global chief operating officer ...

US pension funds issue debt ultimatum

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... must the debt ceiling be raised to avoid default, the letter read, but it must also address the "real problem" of a huge budget deficit, both current and long term. A downgrade from America's AAA rating would leave it behind six counties on the credit ...

ASIC jobs cut as responsibilities rise

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... jobs in the year to May as part of 87 redundancies with a further 68 to go this financial year as part of a $10 million budget cut to the corporate watchdog, dependant on a funding review. ASIC's budget has fallen to $350 million for the 2011-12 financial ...

Deal or no deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... reported last night that US President Obama (Democrat) and House Speaker John Boehner (Republican) were nearing a "major budget deal." Hooray! Until it runs into some opposition and then, it's back to no deal. Boo! However -- and I've said this many ...