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Great Southern case rages on

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Investors in a class action against failed agribusiness firm Great Southern live to fight another day after access to new documents has been approved. In a hearing held April 4, former Great Southern directors, Peter Patrikeos and Jeffrey Mews were ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... stronghold. The US said it was preparing for action. "The fact is that the no-fly zone does involve taking out of anti-aircraft defence in Libya," Mr Solar said. "So there is some sort of military aspect to it which the market is always somewhat nervous ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
The Australian market is receiving strong, negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with foreign markets spooked by the crisis in Libya, and poor data from China, the US and Spain. On the ASX 24 at 0832 AEDT, the March share price index futures ...

Sentiment slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
Months of anxiety over rising inflation, speculation over near-term hikes in interest rates (in the developed economies) and/or actual hikes in interest rates (in emerging markets), lingering doubts over the US recovery, policy mistake and then a hard ...

1989 redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... recession of 1990/91. But one thing's certain the collapse of Communism brought forth a peace dividend. Fiscal spending on defence, arms and ammunitions came down in both the east and west and allocated to more productive, private endeavours. \ America's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... Libya's sovereign wealth fund and veteran ruler Moamer Kadhafi's family own stakes in Italy's biggest bank UniCredit, defence and industry giant Finmeccanica, as well as in the first-division Juventus football club. Shares in UniCredit plunged 5.75 per ...

Poor advice fine to reach $200k

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... breaching their fiduciary duty could be charged a maximum $500 fine under the Corporations Act, which deems an adviser's defence as acting under the licensee's instructions and advice. Next month, however, the Government is making a move to amend the ...

Asian funds invest more in Taiwan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... of Ma Ying-jeou as president in 2008, tensions between China and Taiwan have eased, which should lead to a drop in the defence budget and an increase in consumer spending driven, in part, by a rise in tourism. "Taiwan is very cheap so we see it as good ...

Egypt not just another pyramid scheme

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... airforce just as large as Israel's but with many more modern battle tanks and an equally impressive array of satellite defence systems. This regional influence is why the fear is now that Egypt post Mubarak, especially if it becomes more extremist should ...

ASX lodges defence for SGX pairing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) sends its strongest signal yet that it will push through its plans to merge with the Singapore Exchange, commissioning a report that outlined why the match makes sense. ASX engaged Access Economics to examine ...