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The Fed did it

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010

... doctor ordered". But not now. Now we're in big trouble. United Kingdom. In its quarterly inflation report, the Bank of England said that the country's economic recovery would be slower than previously expected. The BOE now expects growth to peak at 3 ...

Trillion dollar kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010

... facility. This was closed only last 1 February. According to Bloomberg, "The swaps with the European Central Bank, Bank of England and Swiss central bank, as well as the Bank of Japan, will allow them to provide the "full allotment" of US dollars as ...

Global Sovereign Crisis

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010

... Poor's over negligent misrepresentation. But back to Greece and contagion. For my next witness I call on former Bank of England deputy governor Sir John Gieve. Commenting on the crisis, Sir John said that, "...there has been sort of a Lehman's moment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010

... slumping more than five per cent before finishing with a loss of just over three per cent on the day. The ECB and Bank of England decisions to leave interest rates unchanged at record lows were as expected and provided no lead. In London, the benchmark ...

Still waiting

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010

... of poor labour market conditions. There was not much change in Europe either. The European Central Bank and the Bank of England both kept their respective policy interest rates steady. And in Greece...the sage continues. And in Asia, Bloomberg reports ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009

... bank Credit Agricole SA, encouraging economic data and dovish comments from central bank officials - including Bank of England governor Mervyn King - helped fuel another bout of buying in stock markets. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares ...

Our fearful trip is done

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009

... ended. They fell by 19 per cent before the 2001 recession ended. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England are keeping their sails aloft, determined to reach dry land. Both kept interest rates unchanged at 1 per cent and 0.5 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009

... the back of more positive company earnings and unchanged record-low interest rate decisions from the ECB and the Bank of England, London's FTSE 100 index increased 43.4 points, or 0.93 per cent to 4690.53. FRANKFURT - The Dax rose 16.97 points, or 0.32 ...

Blame the banks for the crisis

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009

... cent of people put equal blame on the government and regulators such as the Financial Services Authority and the bank of England for the downturn. Mix that in with 64 per cent of people who have lost faith in the regulatory system. This same 64 per cent ...

Good news in inaction

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009

... central bank activity displayed last week. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the European Central Bank (ECB), the Bank of England (BoE) and the Bank of Canada (BoC) all held monetary policy meetings last week. And guess what? Not a single central ...

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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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