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BNP, US prosecutors near $US9bn settlement

AFP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... agencies, even as the US and other countries said Khartoum was practising genocide, according to the Journal. It said US authorities scrutinised a total exceeding $US100 billion of suspicious transactions, eventually focusing on about $US30 billion said ...

Federal Court finds S&P guilty in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... for ratings published and relied upon by investors outside the US. "We expect that investors, banks and regulatory authorities around the world will be examining this judgment carefully to determine the broader implications," Walker finished.

Help is on its way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... No more "Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle yeah..." I can just imagine the central bank heads (and government authorities) of member euro nations humming, "he's sexy and he knows it". Super Mario's speech said it all. Help is on its way! His speech ...

Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... data is good, bad data is good" meme that operated once before, if you will. Note the recent speculation that Chinese authorities would soon announce more stimulus measures - good - because of "bad" China slowdown data. So it is with Japan with both ...

First quarter stasis and A$ ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... economy's currency tends to weaken until such time that that depreciation boost economic growth, that prompts monetary authorities to lift interest rates and props the currency back up... and vice-versa.

HESTA non-committal on Transfield divestment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... HESTA's board of trustees: Lisa Darmanin, who is also assistant branch secretary of the ASU's Victorian and Tasmanian Authorities and Services Branch.

In praise of the gloom and doomers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014

Managed accounts specialist appoints CEO

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013

US tapering to harm key EM countries

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... performance through the year, once markets come to terms with the end of quantitative easing. "Since June the US Fed and authorities in America have been working hard to get people's expectations that when tapering happens it will be gradual," he said. ...

RBA red flags SMSF property exposure

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... not exist in the past," the report said. SMSF exposure to direct property investments "will be monitored closely by authorities for its implications both for risks to financial stability and consumer protection." The RBA said that property investment ...