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Cormann ready to issue views on Senate FoFA report

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... come up with an Explanatory Memorandum of the law, which will be tabled in Parliament, debated and approved during the winter sitting period. Read all Financial Standard coverage of the FoFA legislation here Read the Senate Economics Committee FoFA inquiry ...

Senate FoFA conclusions expected today

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... that, the government is due to present the reform of the law to the Parliament, which will debate it and vote it during the winter sitting period. However, timing on the release of the final text is uncertain, as the government is reportedly expecting ...

Palmer United will hold the key to FoFA approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... changes to the draft legislation and will take it to the Parliament for a vote. The final law is expected to pass during the winter sitting period, although the exact timing will depend on the government's agenda. Read all Financial Standard coverage ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... large companies Woodside Petroleum and Wesfarmers. US stocks declined on Friday with falls in home sales blamed on severe winter weather that has depressed economic activity. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the Australian and US markets ...

Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... equities but those waiting for, say the S&P 500 to revisit its GFC low of 676 points, might as well watch grass grow in winter. After having been through that episode, governments and central bankers will do something, anything and everything to prevent ...

KRudd comeback biting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... number and hopefully I'm wrong (oh no, not again) and that February's reading had only been that because of the severe winter conditions that affected many European countries and that, Europe would come out at the other end with only a mild recession. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... Traders also reacted to news that eurozone industrial output fell for the first time in three months in December, when harsh winter weather hit production in Germany and elsewhere. Industrial production fell 0.1 per cent from November but was 8.0 per ...

Winter wonderland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... "Sleigh bells ring, are you listening, In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, We're happy tonight. Walking in a winter wonderland.... Later on, we'll conspire, As we dream by the fire To face unafraid, The plans that we've made, Walking in ...

Positive spin to bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... for the market's good mood overnight. There was a reason for the fall in new home sales to record lows. It was the cold winter! And...and, Big Benny Bernanke testified last night. Perhaps we could also use his soothing words for the market's good cheer. ...

Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people: "Let it be told to the future world... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive... that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth ...