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Australia according to Gov Glenn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... like it's going to deliver the sort of outcomes that they had in mind - seven- ish [per cent growth a year]... The United States... is proceeding quite nicely economically. I think confidence is growing that the US is on quite a good track now. So yes ...

ANZ asks for US-style national adviser exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
ANZ has offered to foot the bill to start-up a national exam for financial advisers that mirrors the United States Series 7 exam run by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The bank estimated that it would cost $600,000 to kick-start ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... year, while prices were further hit by news that commercial crude stockpiles had risen unexpectedly last week in the United States, traders said. Brent North Sea crude fell under $US65 ($A70) a barrel to reach its lowest level since July 2009. London's ...

REST announces JV with US property developer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... and developer Greystar Real Estate Partners, in a move to increase its exposure to residential developments in the United States. The ten year joint venture means REST will be the majority equity partner in approximately eight new rental apartment buildings ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... the dollar-US back in February this year. The other "ifs" were: "if the US lifts its rates by mid-2015 and if the United States' dollar continues to strengthen" and "falling commodity prices, declining mining investment and reduced government spending," ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... trading lower, pulled back by the big miners and major banks. Investors largely ignored gains on markets in the United States and Europe overnight, and instead fretted over lower iron ore prices. "It was concerning for investors in iron ore stocks to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... firm Chinese and European economic data improved market sentiment. With Tuesday a holiday in much of Europe and the United States, there is little in the way of economic data releases scheduled for the beginning of this week. However, Milan dropped 0.85 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... $32.35. Energy stocks were up after oil prices rebounded slightly on signs of stronger-than-expected demand in the United States. Shares in energy company Santos rose 12 cents to $12.63 and Woodside Petroleum was up 36 cents to $40.40. Rupert Murdoch's ...

The Infrastructure Fund reaches into Europe

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... the UK under long-term lease agreements. "TIF already owns energy and transportation infrastructure assets in the United States, but Porterbrook presented the opportunity to secure our first European equity investment.A In the process, this allows us ...

Westpac director resigns from board

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... director, she served on both the risk and compliance and remuneration committees. Following her relocation to the United States, it is expected that her commitments as the of Shell's Arctic operations will increase in 2015. The bank said that Pickard ...