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You say threshold, I say trigger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... guidance about the Federal Reserve's target for the federal funds rate support the economic recovery ?,"A the Board of Governors explained how they arrived at this number. "The 6-1/2 percent threshold for the unemployment rate should not be interpreted ...

UBS and Grocon announce joint venture

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... Cricket Ground, Rialto Towers, Pixel, 101 Collins St, the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre project, 1 Bligh St, Governors Macquarie and Phillip Towers and the ANZ Tower and Legion House.

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... According to Mr. Soltas, "...the chair isn't the only appointment President Barack Obama will make to the Fed's Board of Governors next year. In fact, he may have to fill as many as five seats, counting the top one". That's still fine...except for the ...

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... love-in and the interpretation of what they said about the issue 'du jour' - the currency war. "We, the G7 Ministers and Governors, reaffirm our longstanding commitment to market determined exchange rates and to consult closely in regard to actions in ...

Volcker Rule could slash Wall Street incomes 25%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... commodities and foreign currencies have lead to excessive speculation. Based on draft legislation written by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ...

USA no longer AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... Anyways, let me conclude this piece with US officials' take on Standard & Poor's downgrade: "Joint Press Release Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation National Credit Union Administration Office of the ...

Shareholder activism at the Future Fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... further reinforced after it voted against all three resolutions proposed at the Telstra AGM on Friday. The fund's board of governors voted against a proposal to appoint Nora Scheinkestel as a new director of Telstra. It also opposed the company's remuneration ...

Goldilocks QE2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... mid-term election are all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 36 of the 100 seats in the Senate and 37 of the 50 US Governors' seats. Given the strong level of dissatisfaction with the incumbents, there's an equally strong possibility for Team ...

Market Jitters Redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... current situation as we move to a stronger regulatory structure..." In a separate action, the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors voted unanimously to authorise the New York Fed to lend directly through the discount window to Fannie Mae and Freddie ...

Professionals must have an ethical code: CFA Institute

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
... Emilio Gonzalez, chief investment officer at Perpetual Investments and incoming chair for the CFA Institute Board of Governors. "The focus of the CFA Institute on ethics and professional standards has always been relevant, but it's becoming increasingly ...