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In the throes of change

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... feature the country's key regulators - ASIC's deputy chair Peter Kell,A APRA's deputy chair Ian Laughlin and the Treasury Department's executive director Jan Harris - on the hot seats to discuss the FSI and MySuper. As in previous years, the FSC invited ...

Advisers eye opportunity in identity theft protection

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... technologies, including RFID chips that are used by 'tap and go' credit cards, passports and mobile electronic devices. The US Department of Justice said that approximately 7% of households are the victims of identity theft each year. The country has ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... day in a row. Sales of new single-family houses fell 8.1 per cent in June to an annual pace of 406,000, the Commerce Department said. On the positive side, new claims for US unemployment insurance benefits slid to an eight-year low last week, dropping ...

FSC report warns of default super 'turmoil'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... for Employment Minister Eric Ebetz to appoint a new expert to replace Justice Iain Ross. Financial Standard asked the Department of Employment when it expected a decision to be made. It responded with the following statement: "Expressions of interest ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release lending finance and credit card data for May. Shareholders in department store chain David Jones will also meet in Sydney to vote on a proposed $2.2 billion takeover by South African retailer Woolworths. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... Nasdaq Composite Index, which tacked on 88.00 (2.00 per cent) to 4,485.93. The highlight of the week was Thursday's Department of Labor employment report, which showed the US economy added a healthy 288,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate fell ...

So good but for the wrong spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... the end of the day, it's the Fed's money -- the herd just did the rest. Still, I won't be writing to the complaints department.

BNP Paribas board approves $9bn fine

AFP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... Exchange, sources close to the matter told AFP. Another source said each one of the authorities involved - the Justice Department and New York banking regulator Benjamin Lawsky - will make their own announcement. France's largest bank held a special ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... per cent) to 16,921.46, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dipped 3.51 (0.08 per cent) to 4,359. The Labor Department reported initial jobless claims fell by 6,000 last week, while the Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators rose ...

Future Fund staff bonuses stun public sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... executive employee albeit who that was has not been disclosed due to Public Service Commission privacy provisions. Former department head and chief of staff to former Prime Minister Paul Keating, long-time critic of public sector performance bonuses ...