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AAP | TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013

... due to political reasons including allegations of improper payments to members of Spain's ruling party and instability in Italy. Europe's leading blue chip Stoxx50 index was more than three per cent lower. In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

"Others" are still fearful

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013

... reaction to the news. They showed fear! The S&P 500 index closed 1.2% down last night and Europe gave up more than 3% as Italy's stock market sank by 4.5% and that of Spain by 3.8%. And oh, even Germany, the region's pillar of strength, fell by 2.5%. ...

Market Wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013

... set to open lower following strong falls on US and European markets overnight amid fears of political turmoil in Spain and Italy. At 0630 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 32 points at 4,837. In economic news on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013

... Mib shares index rebounded 0.86 per cent to 17,439 points, having slumped by 3.36 per cent on Wednesday on concerns over Italy's banking and energy sectors. The euro rose to $US1.3582 compared with $US1.3564 in New York late on Wednesday, when it had ...

It's happening

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013

Public pension liabilities add to eurozone debt woes

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013

... less virtuous if their public pension commitments are taken into account, while the situation of countries such as Spain, Italy, or even Portugal, is relatively better," said the report. Rises in the old-age dependency ratio and unemployment as well ...

US credit rating threatened, buy US bonds

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013

... risk that sometime, one day, they might not get their money back. This has happened in Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Italy, etc. But it won't happen in the US. We've seen this too. Remember August 2011? On the fifth of that month, Standard & Poor's ...

Market wrap AM

AAP | FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013

... However the euro gained against the US dollar as traders reacted to positive bond sales by indebted eurozone nations Spain and Italy. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies posted a narrow gain of 0.05 per cent to 6,101.51 points. But Frankfurt's ...

Sweeet!

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012

... headache for the eurozone. As 'The Economist' eloquently puts it, "The reduction in interest rates [for Greece] means that Italy and Spain are lending money to Greece for less than they can borrow. But they calculate that, in the long run, stabilising ...

FATCA discussions welcomed by FSC

BEN COLLINS | THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012

... to an IRS hearing in Washington. The US government has announced its intention to form intergovernmental agreements with Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland and has recently signed an agreement with the UK.

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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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