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What hard landing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... 50 (the expansion/contraction line). So where's your hard landing now? Yes, yes, I know, I know. One swallow does not a spring make. Europe's still a mess and while America's improving - it's doing it ever so slowly. Something could still go wrong in ...

German FM defends Euro

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... and more decisively. "As if some sort of unlimited guarantee of Greek sovereign debt by all other Eurozone members in the spring of 2010 could have put everything on hold... it completely ignores the deeper origins of the crisis," he said. Dr Westerwelle ...

HK tops US as most advanced financial economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
The Hong Kong special administrative region has overtaken the US as the world's most developed financial economy, according to the World Economic Forum's 2011 Financial Development Report, the first time an Asian region has lead the index. Pushing Hong ...

Prettiest of them all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... up in worries that keeps one awake at night. Global growth concerns due to rising oil prices (resulting from the "Arab Spring") and the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown in Japan bothered investors in the first quarter. Global growth concerns continued ...

Finsia announces award winners

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... panel of some of Australasia's most distinguished financial services leaders. The panel included Jill Segal AM, Annabel Spring, Sir John Anderson, James Strong AO, Cassandra Kelly, John M Green, Tony Howarth and Brian Schwartz. The awards were presented ...

Spring lands CBA wealth head role

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Annabel Spring has been appointed as Commonwealth Bank's new head of wealth management, replacing Grahame Petersen who will now lead the business and private banking division. Spring, currently the group head of strategy, will take over as group executive ...

Government bowing to pressure on super risk commissions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... August, followed by draft legislation on FOFA next month. It also hopes to submit legislation on superannuation during the spring session of parliament this year. On the Costello report, the government is still searching for unanimity on a number of ...

Advisers launch FOFA attack

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... said joining the political debate meant advisers could make use of a three to four-month window of opportunity before the spring sitting of Parliament to make a difference. "It's about... actively engaging in the political process so when the house sits ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... on Wednesday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens addressed the American Australian Association 2011 Annual Spring Lecture Lunch in the US at 0300 (AEST). The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) issues data on sales of new motor vehicles ...

AFA prep advisers for FOFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... reforms, complete with details on AFA's stance on the proposed changes. The FOFA reforms will be tabled in parliament by spring this year and subject to changes, should become law by July next year. Among the reforms are the proposed ban on advice commissions ...