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The martyrdom of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... to reports, 199 parliamentarians voted 'nai' -it sounds like 'nay', but it's 'yes' in Greek - and 74 'nays' to the new round of austerity measures imposed on them in order to secure a lifeline amounting to a,-130 billion. To use Bruce Willis' words in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... austerity package that is required if the debt-ridden country is to get a crucial bailout package. Even though another round of deadlines have passed, the prevailing mood in the markets is that Greece will get a debt-reduction deal with its private creditors ...

Life insurance up 11.5% to $10.2bn

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... risk market alone, premiums were also strong after climbing 13.7% for the same time period. This compares with the last round of results which showed life insurance risk market inflows climbed 10% in the 12 months to June 2011 from $8.9 billion to $9.8 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... major equities new is expected. In Australia, the market on Friday ended the week at its highest point this year after a round of positive debt auctions in Europe and spurred gains in commodity-driven stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.9 ...

New Count chief talks products

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... products to grow this business." In March next year Lane will host his first Count conference where he will launch its first round of new products. "I have met with a large number of members so far and they have asked about FirstChoice Wholesale platform ...

Political debate defers FOFA clarity

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
With only one more round of sitting days currently scheduled for both chambers of parliament, it seems increasingly unlikely that the proposed FOFA legislation will pass through both houses before Christmas. Added to this is the fact that the government ...

Europe push-US pull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... 3 from a reading of 17 in October. This is the highest level since May 2010 (when the government implemented another round of housing stimulus) and better than predictions for a reading of 18. While this remains below 50 -- indicating that more respondents ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... Italian, Spanish and French borrowing costs spiked worryingly higher. As Italy's new leader, Mario Monti, launched a final round of talks to form a government, the country's 10-year cost of borrowing jumped back above the danger level of 7.0 per cent. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... the euro slumped under $US1.36 on worries of further debt contagion. As Italy's new leader Mario Monti launched a final round of talks to form a government, the country's 10-year cost of borrowing jumped back above the danger level of 7.0 per cent. Meanwhile ...

ASFA recognises super industry's best marcomms campaigns

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... Communications Awards were judged by a panel of industry peers in the first round, with the top campaigns going through to a final round of judging by a number of industry and external marketing and communications experts. A full list of Award winners ...