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Brogden calls for government agreement on FATCA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... called on the Gillard government to provide strong support for the wealth sector ahead of addressing an IRS hearing in Washington DC on the contentious FATCA regime. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) regime aims to crackdown on tax avoidance ...

US retains World Bank leadership

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... Best Leaders" by US News & World Report in 2005. The appointment of Kim continues the US hold on the presidency at the Washington-based institution. The vote was not without its controversy after the former Colombian finance minister Ocampo dropped out ...

Big Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... Fed Chairman said so himself when he addressed the National Association for Business Economics Annual Conference in Washington last night. "A wide range of indicators suggests that the job market has been improving, which is a welcome development indeed," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... staged a 24-hour strike against austerity measures agreed by the government in return for an international bailout. WASHINGTON - New claims for US unemployment benefits continued to fall last week, to a fresh four-year low, as the distressed labour market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... is due to address the Australian DCM Summit 2012 in Sydney. In equities news, Brickworks, Sigma Pharmaceuticals and Washington H Soul Pattinson (BKW) are expected to post first half results while Foxtel CEO Richard Freudenstein, Austar CEO John Porter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... 4.5 per cent of output this year ahead of a possible rebound in 2013, the Bank of Greece says in an annual report. WASHINGTON - Portuguese Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar says his country is cutting its debt levels faster than earlier projected under its ...

KRudd comeback biting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... Minister of Foreign Affairs) Kevin Rudd to speak those precise words in front of the American Press - and the world - in Washington, would you? What he said was: "I cannot continue to serve as foreign minister if I do not have the Prime Minister's support ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... rating of Spanish banks, including the country's four largest lenders, following their downgrade of Spain last month. WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama is selling a $US3.8 trillion ($A3.57 trillion) election-year budget - a spending outline designed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... index futures contract was up two points at 4,239. There is no economic news scheduled for Friday. In equities news, Washington H Soul Pattinson holds its annual general meeting in Sydney. On Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 108.8 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... a 6.0 per cent rise, the exporters' federation said on Tuesday expressing cautious optimism for the coming months. WASHINGTON - US consumers appeared to regain confidence in November, with a key survey released on Tuesday showing a recovery from the ...