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RBC and Dexia join hands to form top 10 global custodian

The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Dexia have combined their institutional investor services arms to become a formidable top 10 global custodian with $2.7 trillion in assets under custody. The new company, to be renamed RBC Dexia Investor Services will ...

Daily Economic Update

Today's report of a fall in inflation expectations give credence to the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's view that interest rates are on hold in the near term. The Melbourne Institute reported that Australian consumer expectations dipped to 4.6 ...

Tis the season to be jolly and to spend: AXA

Australians are the world's fourth most generous gift-givers with retirees estimated to spend at least $1.1 billion over the holidays on Christmas presents. Investment house AXA's research shows that retirees will spend at least $580 on gifts, which ...

Economic roundup

... settings). Meanwhile, in offshore markets, three central banks - the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada - are holding monetary policy meetings. Then, of course, we must all keep watch as to how the price of oil reacts in the aftermath ...

IWL set to finalise JDV acquisition

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2005
Financial group IWL Ltd is set to win its long running bid for online broker JDV Ltd after the last remaining key shareholder agreed to sell its stake on Friday. The Royal Bank of Canada accepted IWL's cash offer for its 28.66 per cent stake in the ...

MIG in arbitration on Canadian toll road spat

Macquarie Infrastructure Group is to pursue a private resolution to its long-running dispute in Canada with the Ontario government over a toll increase on its 407ETR toll road. The dispute has gathered steam since October, when the government of Canada's ...

US and Australia sign free trade agreement

The United States and Australia have signed a trade agreement that officials say will eliminate duties from more than 99 per cent of American manufacturing exports to Australia. US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick described the deal, which requires ...

Macquarie Bank cuts commitment to MEAP fund

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2003
Macquarie Bank Ltd today said it was cutting its investment in its Canadian infrastructure fund, as the fund secured another $C100 million from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Macquarie Bank said it reduced its commitment to Macquarie Essential ...

CEOs say rate hikes biggest threat to economy: survey

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2003
Australia's chief executive officers believe rising interest rates will prove the biggest threat to the economy in 2004, according to a new survey. The Executive Connection Australia's (TEC) fourth quarter TEC Confidence Index showed 36 per cent of ...

OECD leading indicator data reveals moderate to strong recovery ahead

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said that its 30-member states are likely to experience moderate to strong recovery ahead according to the latest composite leading indicators (CLIs). October data had signalled continued ...