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AAP | FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013

... the lowest reading of weekly US jobless claims since January 2008 and decisions by the European Central Bank and Bank of England to maintain low interest rates. At 0756 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 41 points ...

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AAP | MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013

... slumped, spooked by US jobs data and a day after surging on clear signs that the European Central Bank and the Bank of England would keep interest rates low for some time. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading companies was down 0.72 per cent ...

Improving picture paints a taper

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013

... follow suit. Not the Bank of Japan - it's only just begun -- and certainly not the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. Both of 'em provided "forward guidance" after their policy meetings last week. Both couldn't be more explicit that their ...

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AAP | FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013

... open flat after erratic swings on Wall Street and falls on European bourses after the European Central Bank and Bank of England kept rates on hold. At 0817 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up three points at 4,786. The ...

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AAP | THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013

... cent to 8,530.89 points. In Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.37 per cent to 4,051.11 points, a two-year high. In London, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King again voted unsuccessfully for Britain's economy to be pumped with more fresh cash, minutes of the BoE's ...

May Day happy day

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013

... I remember correctly, the idea of negative interest rates gained mainstream late last year. The Fed, then the Bank of England (BOE), subsequently dismissed the idea. Here's Mario's response when asked about taking the deposit rate lower (now at zero) ...

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AAP | FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013

... after the ECB held its key interest rates steady at 0.75 per cent for the ninth month in a row, and after the Bank of England kept its main rate on hold at a record low of 0.50 per cent while refraining from pumping more cash into the British economy. ...

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AAP | FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013

... 3,232.09. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets maintained earlier gains after the European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of England held their key rates, forgoing any new stimulus measures. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies rose by a slight ...

New UK fin services watchdog polls public

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013

... Authority. The new structure is essentially a 'twin peak' model very similar to Australia's, consisting of the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority. In a discussion paper ...

Moody's downgrade drives demand for Aus bonds

BEN COLLINS | MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013

... a rising debt burden as the reason for the downgrade. The ratings agency also cut its triple-A rating for the Bank of England, the country's central bank, by one step, also to AA1. The British economy is constrained by the weak global economy and the ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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