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Business still unhappy with SG increase

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... than on employees, while the lack of centralised wage fixing mechanisms mean it will not be possible for a national wage ruling to trade-off the SG increase. "[Employer groups are] disappointed that the government has conveyed the misleading impression ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... points, or 0.37 per cent, to 3,567.66 points. TOKYO - Japanese shares were hit by concerns about policy deadlock after the ruling Democratic Party of Japan lost control of the Upper House of parliament at a weekend election. Having gone into the election ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
... range with many investors staying on the sidelines ahead of a weekend Upper House election likely to pose challenges to the ruling party, dealers said. The Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 49.58 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 9,585.32. HONG ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... Stocks dropped for a second day on Tuesday after home sales dropped unexpectedly and the White House vowed to fight a court ruling against an offshore drilling moratorium. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 149 points, its biggest drop in about two ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... down 13.00 points, or 0.13 per cent, at 9,901.19 points. The Nikkei saw a moderate rise early in the afternoon after the ruling Democratic Party of Japan elected former finance minister Naoto Kan as its new leader. Profit-taking quickly emerged to push ...

UniSuper reviews illiquidity risk

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... risk across its investment portfolio - and while the fund currently has "limited appetite" for illiquid assets, it is not ruling out one or two more big ticket mandates in unlisted investments. John Pearce, chief investment officer of UniSuper, said ...

Payment Adviser tech gains momentum

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
A recent ruling by the US Federal Reserve has seen a spike in international inquiries for technology solutions created by Australian financial technology company, Payment Adviser. Payment Adviser's technology is used to enable global wire services to ...

Debt disclosure to revive agribusiness

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... requirement won't be unreasonable. Meanwhile, unlisted MIS operators also have this information and a government-mandated ruling for them to disclose their debt would allow investors to better compare both listed and unlisted MISs. Elgin said it's important ...

UK bans commission payments from products

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... they are receiving," she said. Richard Klipin, chief executive at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), said the ruling is similar to what FSR promoted - unbundle the advice and strategy from the product implementation. Klipin did not believe ...

La de da de da

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... per cent against an already weakened euro. The trigger? A YouGov Plc opinion poll indicating that while Gordon Brown's ruling Labour Party would win the 10 June elections, neither Labour nor the Conservatives would gain majority seats in Parliament. ...