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The times, they're not a -changin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... deterioration in the fortunes of Europe. Many, many moons after Greece was discovered to have a debt problem -- and then Ireland, and then Portugal, and then Spain -- European authorities are still to come up with a solution that contains the three C's ...

Those tight Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... 9.2% in 2012 -- up from the negative rates experienced in the four years from 2002 to 2005. Only the savings ratio of Ireland (14.4%), Belgium (11.0%) and Germany (10.9%) are expected to be higher next year. I wonder, wonder why? While Belgium and Germany ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... ratings agency warned that the contagion effects on US banks were "potentially large" if the crisis spreads beyond Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. It pointed to the risks in France, where banks are being weakened by their own eurozone exposure ...

Australia's retirement system the most sustainable in the world

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... driver of the PSI results this year was the increase in sovereign debt as a result of the financial crisis, with Greece and Ireland the most affected. In Asia, comprehensive pension systems remain the exception rather than the rule, and increasing the ...

AMP Capital scores 1 billion euro Irish mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... Irish Infrastructure Trust will offer a potential source of new capital for investment in new infrastructure projects in Ireland, either directly or via the reinvestment of proceeds from sales of existing infrastructure assets. Irish Life Investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... seven per cent, evidence that investors are losing faith in the country's ability to repay its debt. Greece, Portugal and Ireland required bailouts when their bond yields rose above the same mark. Unlike those countries, Italy's $US2.6 trillion ($A2.51 ...

Arrivederci Berlusconi Ciao

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... getting uncomfortably close to the 7% bailout mark. According to RBC, "Shortly after hitting this particular benchmark, Ireland and Portugal found themselves requesting a bail out." At present count, the Italian government is indebted to the tune of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... per cent Tuesday, a sign that markets are questioning the country's ability to pay its debt. Unlike Greece, Portugal or Ireland - all of which received financial lifelines - Italy has too much debt to be rescued by its European neighbours. US stock indexes ...

Derivatives broker MF Global in administration

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... As of last week, MF Global had a net exposure of $US6.29 billion in debt issued by Italy, Spain, Belgium, Portugal and Ireland. $US1.37 billion was from Portugal and Ireland. According to the bankruptcy filing, MF Global has 25,000-50,000 creditors and ...

Disagreeing to agree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... Discount Greece's debt by 50% and you'll have all the other PIGIs going wee wee wee all the way home. What would stop Ireland or Portugal or Spain or Italy from asking for the same debt reduction? They'll ask to have what Greece was given. The problem ...