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IMF elects new chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011

LGS sees benefits in clean energy co-operation

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... would be a welcome development given the current lack of viable opportunities in Australia. Earlier this week Treasurer Wayne Swan said that the government was exploring ways to assist new projects as part of its carbon scheme. "We are examining new ...

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... three things: The big fall in the March quarter had been widely expected. In the words of Australian Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, "We expected to take a very big hit, and we have." It is seen as a one-off. "Today's national accounts demonstrate the ...

JP Morgan appoints direct custody head

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... has experience in executive management roles in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the Asia Pacific region. Additionally, Wayne Francis is joining the Melbourne and New Zealand management team. Francis is the head of direct custody and clearing in Australia ...

Budget bore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... 2012-13, on time, as promised..." Pardon moi, but this to me is the only thing with a hint of significance in honourable Wayne Swan's - Australia's deputy PM and Treasurer - budget speech last night. It was a ho-hum Budget that even the Australian dollar ...

Swan names new ASIC, ACCC heads

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
ASIC commissioner Greg Medcraft and economist Rod Sims have been recommended as new regulatory heads by Treasurer Wayne Swan. In a statement from the Treasury, current ASIC commissioner Greg Medcraft has been put forward as the next ASIC chairman in ...

Derivatives sky high since SGX fall

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... corresponding period (pcp), with a daily average of 102,365 contracts, also up 15 per cent on pcp. Last month treasurer Wayne Swan blocked the $80.4 billion bid by the SGX to takeover the ASX, deeming it not in "national interest", yet the ASX has attributed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... there were no major movers of note in opening trade, Mr Spooner said. ASX Ltd remained in a trading halt after Treasurer Wayne Swan announced he had blocked the proposed $8.4 billion takeover of the local securities exchange operator by the Singapore ...

Swan officially rejects ASX deal but is open to offers

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
Treasurer, Wayne Swan has this morning confirmed his rejection of the proposed merger of ASX Limited (ASX) and Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) but has insisted that he is open to offers. At a press conference in Canberra this morning, Swan told journalists ...

ASX eyes merger alternatives

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
The ASX is left to seek other growth options after Treasurer Wayne Swan said that merging with the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) is against the interest of Australia and should be rejected. The Foreign Investment Review Board notified the SGX of Swan's ...