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Cracks appearing in Europe

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... is gradually beginning to weigh on the economy. Leading indicators suggest slowing growth in the months ahead. Spain and Italy are both already slipping into recession. "The UK is in an even worse position than the euro area. The housing market is falling ...

AXA North open for non-super savings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... general manager of sales and marketing. The hedging strategy has been developed and tested across the AXA Group's US, Japan, Italy, Spain, Germany and Belgium offices. Emery said the product would appeal to those wanting to protect personal savings and ...

BRICs to surge as G7 slows

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... possible downturn for the UK, moderate slowdown for Russia, France and the US, a downturn for Germany, continued slowdown for Italy and strong slowdown for Japan. Australia is expected to experience moderate slowing as our growth rate falls from 4.5 ...

Retirement on hold for longer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
... Singapore and Denmark is increasing theirs to 67, Japan, South Korea, Austria, Belgium to 65, India to 60, Hungary to 64, and Italy to 61. "Recent strikes and disturbances in France have highlighted the sensitivities involved but also underline the seriousness ...

UK closes PE tax "loophole"

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007

Australians top list but still underinsured

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... attitudes to life risks and rates of individual insurance take-up between Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Despite ranking below most nations in risk awareness ...

Aussies in ever greater debt: MLC

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
... liquidity and a "voracious appetite for risk" have driven Australians to record debt levels, beating the US, France, the UK and Italy over the last five years, according to MLC. MLC investment strategist, Brian Parker, said Australia showed a full 15 ...

European property the next big game: Perennial

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
... following the established trends of securitising its investment-grade property, as witnessed by the birth of REITs this year in Italy and Germany, and the market fundamentals looked good with declining office vacancies and rising rents. "It's a good ...

Japan and Europe the next LPT frontiers: APN

... value-add opportunities," He continued, "Australian investors have tremendous opportunities in Europe as the UK, Germany and Italy go down the REIT (real estate investment trust) path, and as the former Eastern European economies continue to emerge." ...

Macq making progress on restructure

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... In the coming year it plans to cover China, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Macquarie is also now selling mortgages in Italy and Canada, alongside its established mortgage business in the US. In real estate Macquarie has for the past two years been ...