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The weekend that could change the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... talking superpowers with nuclear, chemical and biological armaments - Syria, Russia, China, Iran on one side, the US -- maybe France (and maybe, the next Australian PM) -- on the other. The biggest game changer at the other side of this weekend - for ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... estimated, the department said. In addition, market watchers have been calmed by an apparent shift from the US, Britain and France in the timing of any military strike against Syria in response to its alleged chemical warfare attack on its people. LONDON ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... 14.83 (0.41 per cent) at 3,593.35. Stocks pulled back from Tuesday's sharp sell-off that came after the United States, France and Britain stepped up warnings that Damascus would be held accountable for the deadly August 21 attack using chemical weapons. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... for its alleged use of chemical weapons in a devastating attack on civilians. Warnings stepped up from the United States, France and Britain that Damascus would be held accountable for the August 21 attack, sparking market worries of a possible broader ...

Platinum reports stellar result

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... over the northern summer and fret about the speed of growth in China, the social resistance to change in Europe, notably France, and the sustainability of profits from sectors that have been market favourites for some while. We believe these will be ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... eurozone climbed out of recession with surprisingly strong growth of 0.3 per cent in the second quarter led by Germany and France, the European Union said on Wednesday. The euro slid to $US1.3251 compared with $US1.3262 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG ...

Credit Suisse Asia Pac private banking chairman steps down

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
Credit Suisse chairman of private banking for the Asia Pacific region Marcel Kreis has stepped down from his role this month, the financial services company has confirmed. Kreis joined Credit Suisse in February 2007 as head of private banking for Asia ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... (0.27 per cent) to 1,592.43, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index fell 7.39 (0.22 per cent) to 3,357.25. Indices in France, Germany and the UK all opened higher, but tumbled after US Treasury interest rates move sharply higher at midday. US stocks ...

Australian online broker market 'world's most highly concentrated'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... Online Broking Report, conducted by wealth researcher Investment Trends, surveyed 96,000 participants from six countries: France, Singapore, the US, Germany, the UK, and Australia. In the 12 months leading up to December 2012, only 7% of Australian online ...

Lonsec expects growth in smart beta ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... designed to isolate a particular performance characteristic. Surveys by the business school of the EDHEC-Risk Institute in France show that 40% of institutional investors are using smart beta-type index approaches in their equity portfolios. Lonsec general ...