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In a better place

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... be so. Because of China, Australia is growing nicely thank you very much. So nice that some are now predicting kRudd's budget to return to surplus earlier than the government's 2015 timeline. The Commonwealth Bank expects a return to surplus by 2013/14 ...

Van Eyk travelling quite well: Thomas

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... a client. "The New Zealand work put an enormous strain on the organisation but those guys came through on time and met budget," he said. While charging for its ratings had the potential to boost revenue, he said van Eyk is not considering that option. ...

Senate showdown looms on Clearing House legislation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... vote that is expected next week. If the vote doesn't go through, the Senate rising and not sitting again until after the Budget in June means the legislation will become entangled in pre-election machinations. "What the Coalition is trying to do is to ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... I saw was the same old, same old sprinkling of negative news interspersed with the positive. There was news that the US budget deficit rose to a record US$221 bil in February - a 13.9 per cent increase from the same month last year. The latest numbers ...

Good news day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... an executive order tomorrow that would create a bi-partisan commission to advise on ways to lower the America's federal budget deficit - currently at 10 per cent -- to 3 per cent of GDP by 2015. This looks like a tough ask. But if the US and global economy ...

Happy days are back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... Reports last night tell a story of European finance ministers giving a one-month lifeline - 16 March 2010 - to prepare more budget measures if it fails to make sufficient progress in cutting its deficit by then. If the European Commission is not satisfied ...

Change of heart

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
... euro). Concerns about the viability of the Eurozone as an integrated economic area have emerged as a result of ballooning budget deficits in Greece, Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Italy, among others. And this is beginning to have a negative impact on ...

Trichet to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... the Eurozone 11 years ago. Let's take a look at one. The Maastricht Treaty, which led to the creation of the euro, set a budget deficit ceiling of no more than 3 per cent of GDP. But what's the current score? Greece has a budget deficit of 13 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... is raising hopes that policymakers will take bigger steps to contain troubles in Greece. Greece is struggling with big budget deficits and is seeing a fall in demand for government paper to finance its debt. Though Greece's economy is relatively small ...

Australia better than triple A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
... Australia's rating? The Financial Review reports that the country's economic recovery has delivered "a A$7 billion to the budget bottom line" leading some economists to predict that the budget deficit would come in A$15 billion lower than the Treasury's ...

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ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation.

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI
Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations for APRA and ASIC, with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable and secured financial ecosystem.

NGS Super names head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI
NGS Super has appointed a former ASFA committe member as head of strategy, as the fund aims to strengthen its retirement offering.

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams.

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