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US dollar tumbles on concerns over terrorist attacks on US soil

After a brief rebound overnight, the US dollar tumbled to fresh multi-month lows against the euro and Swiss franc today amid a new government warning about possible terrorist attacks on US soil. The news added to investor concerns about slowing US growth ...

Super changes bad for workers, ACTU

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2004
... tape, small businesses will no longer report quarterly to employees on how much superannuation they are being paid. ACTU president Sharan Burrow said the change left the door opened for unscrupulous employers to avoid making superannuation payments. ...

New Zurich Financial Services Australia chief executive

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2004
... senior executive and board roles in Australia and the UK. From 1998 to 2001 he directed Lloyd\'s formation in Japan as president and chief executive of Lloyd\'s Japan Inc. Prior to his ZFSA appointment he was chairman and chief executive of Pathos Partners ...

FPA rejects calls for prosecution

... FPA said it rejects the AIA statement calling for prosecution and asked for a retraction. On Thursday Bob Andrew, AIA president and David Child, AIA honorary treasurer, issued a public statement attacking the FPA and its members for widespread failure ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2004
... ground as investors eyed second quarter earnings expectations ahead of a closed session tonight in remembrance of former President Ronald Reagan By 0706 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange today, the June share price index contract, a key indicator of ...

HFA appoints chief investment strategist

... the group. Prior to his position at HFA and Rothschild Australia Asset Management, Pain held positions as senior vice president at Gulf international Bank, and vice president and head of asset allocation committee at Paribas Asset Management in Londo ...

Bush renominates Alan Greenspan as Fed chairman

President George W Bush renominated Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve overnight, praising his leadership and sending a strong signal of stability to financial markets. The nomination was announced as Greenspan met at the White House ...

Iraq contracts boost revenue at US vice president's old firm

... The contracts also contributed $32 million of operating profit to Halliburton, which was run from 1995 to 2000 by Vice President Dick Cheney. AFP

European interest rates to remain steady, ECB chief hints

... interest rates steady at its monthly meeting next week despite growing uncertainty about eurozone growth prospects, its president hinted Tuesday along with several other ECB officials. "Although recently released economic indicators have been mixed ...

European's believe inflation is higher than reality, ECB's Trinchet says

Europeans' perception of inflation is greater than the reality, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said Monday in New York. "Perceived inflation is higher then real inflation," said Trichet, who was in the United States for weekend ...