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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... Industrial Average dropped 64.05 points overnight, or 0.43 per cent, to close at 14,946.46. The sell-off followed US Secretary of State John Kerry's comments that the use of chemical weapons in Syria was a "moral obscenity" and that President Barack ...

Problems, problems, problems

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... increasing likelihood of a US (and its Coalition) war with Syria (and Russia) following comments by US President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry.A You, I and Irene know what war is good for, don't we?A Absolutely nothing! Not only is war brewing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... goods report which raised fresh concerns about the strength of the US economy. The fall was sharply exacerbated when Secretary of State John Kerry warned the US would demand "accountability" after an "obscene" chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians. ...

FOMC - Fed Outs Market Confusion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013

Cut welfare, give savings to defence: UK minister

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... savings to the police and armed forces. In a widely reported interview with the UK Telegraph newspaper, Work and Pensions Secretary Duncan Smith said excessive welfare spending should be trimmed back and savings diverted to national security. The UK ...

US delays tax avoidance law by 6 months

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... six months to complete agreements with countries and jurisdictions across the globe," said Treasury deputy assistant secretary for international tax affairs Robert Stack. The US-based Investment Company Institute (ICI) welcomed the move. "This six-month ...

Allianz appoints COO

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... influencing role for the insurance industry with governments and regulators. Silver has most recently held the role of secretary of the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet and prior to that she was executive director of Rehabilitation and Compensation ...

FSC Conference kicks off July 31

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... Cormann and FSC chief executive John Brogden will be speaking at the event. They will be joined by former US Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage and BlackRock Asia Pacific chairman Mark McCombe. Victoria Cross and Medal for Gallantry recipient ...

Coalition pledges support for super laws amendments bill

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... Superannuation Bill Shorten said in Parliament yesterday. Speaking on behalf of the Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Tax Reform Tony Smith said the Coalition would support the bill. "Without allowing a transferring entity to transfer ...

Boardroom cloud tech eases organisational burden

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... board documentation packs and reduces consumables and preparation time by up to 80% for board secretariats. ASP company secretary Sarah O'Brien said the goal was to have one source of easily accessible and accurate information "We were faced with recurring ...