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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011

... signs that a coordinated rescue for eurozone banks is in the works. A day after the European Central Bank and the Bank of England took fresh steps to boost credit, higher-than-expected US jobs data helped ease concerns that the world's biggest economy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011

... crisis, helping defuse threats to banks and the economy. Dealers said decisions by the European Central Bank and the Bank of England to keep interest rates on hold were as expected while their readiness to offer fresh help to keep the economy on track ...

Dangerous currents

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011

... markets rallied following news that the European Central Bank, in coordination with the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank, is extending liquidity to banks in the Eurozone. Instead of the usual seven-day ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011

... response to the European Central Bank's hike in its key interest rate by 0.25 points to 1.50 per cent and the Bank of England's decision to sit tight at 0.50 per cent, with both moves as expected. The euro was slightly firmer, supported by the ECB rate ...

Nobody wins against the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011

... Headline CPI inflation spiked to an annual rate of 4.5 per cent in April from 4.0 per cent in the previous month. The Bank of England may be forced to raise interest rates despite a still weak economy. And for our final destination, we cross the Atlantic ...

May day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011

... equities down. According to reports, the latest higher-than-expected inflation data from China and Germany and the Bank of England's unease over rising prices point to reduced monetary policy accommodation -- made more real by the Polish central bank's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011

... rate at 1.25 percent, but may signal a further increase amid climbing prices in the 17-nation eurozone. And the Bank of England was forecast to keep its key lending rate at a record low 0.50 percent amid flat economic growth. Elsewhere in Europe, Milan ...

Unshaken and unstirred

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011

... consolidation of recent gains. The FTSE-100 index declined half a per cent. It could have easily dropped by more after the Bank of England decided to keep interest rates unchanged, confirming the bank's anxiety over its economy and that of its neighbours. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011

... months, denting hopes of a swift recovery for the faltering economy. Investors in London meanwhile were awaiting the Bank of England's latest monetary policy decision due on Thursday, but most expect the BoE to keep its key lending rate at a record-low ...

C'mon, Aussie, c'mon

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011

... Japan has just recently doubled its asset purchase program. Despite UK inflation currently running at double the Bank of England's target, it could not raise interest rates willy-nilly because of its repercussions to an economy that is already reeling ...

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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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