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ASX carbon tax ready and willing

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
The strong outlook for carbon derivatives has placed the Australian Securities Exchange in prime position post-carbon tax, according to head of equities strategy, Morningstar. Ross Bird, head of equities strategy, Morningstar, said in his special report ...

D-E-B-T

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... don't. The Republicans want deeper spending cuts and measures to cap government spending and indelibly ink a 'balanced budget' proviso into the Constitution. President Obama doesn't - he's already promised to veto this. Yak, yak, yak. Yes, Republicans ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... 3,650.71 points, its lowest point of the year. HONG KONG - Asian stocks edged down on fears US lawmakers will not agree a budget to avoid a default in the world's number one economy as well as the ongoing eurozone crisis. Investors chose to brush off ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... in three months. The prospect of a vote of confidence in the Italian senate on the government's EUR40 billion austerity budget further weighed on sentiment until it was passed early in the European afternoon. In Milan, the FTSE MIB index shed 1.1 per ...

HOSTPLUS serves up online engagement

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... page has 2300 friends and has had over 7000 visits. HOSTPLUS has also had 167,000 facebook post views and all on a media budget of $0. "It was very successful and we plan to do it again next year," said Wayne Sullivan, executive manager, marketing, HOSTPLUS. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... brink on Tuesday, however, when Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti announced plans to accelerate austerity measures. The budget cuts were initially slated to be completed by August, but officials are now saying they'll pass by Sunday. That reassurance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... Angela Merkel said she had told Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to ensure Italy's parliament approved an austerity budget to send "a very important signal" to the markets. The Italian government earlier this month announced a four-year austerity ...

Govt closes in on phoenix super dodgers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... paper, Tax compliance - countering fraudulent phoenix activities by company directors, will be submitted on the 2011-12 Budget measure and address three key areas within tax law. Proposals include extending the director penalty regime so directors are ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is likely to open stronger for the fourth successive day, following more rallies overnight as the Greek parliament confirmed its austerity drive. At 0715 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 19 points ...

Pigs may fly but they won't default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
Rejoice! For the Greek Parliament has passed the government's fiscal austerity measures! Wall Street was happy - the S&P 500 index gained 0.8 per cent on the news - but Europe was euphoric - the Euro Stoxx 50 index jumped 1.9 per cent and the FTSE-100 ...