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China could own America

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009

... shareholders cannot be allowed to experience substantial losses, mortgage borrowers should keep their homes. The US Treasury Department, along with other government financial regulators, announced that America stands ready to purchase more shares in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009

... recession that has no end in sight. Most financial stocks were pounded even as government agencies led by the Treasury Department said they will launch a revamped bank rescue program that includes the option of increasing government ownership in financial ...

ASIC extends short selling ban till March

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009

... discovery and that they're continuing to consult with industry," he said. IFSA will continue to work with the Treasury department and the regulator to ensure the ban is lifted as soon as possible, O'Shaughnessy said.

IFSA backs govt tax proposal

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009

... makes sense to merge them for all concerned to minimise risk and capture efficiencies." MLC also backed the Treasury department's proposal. "MLC welcomes Senator Nick Sherry's Treasury discussion paper on the Government's measure to provide an optional ...

Putnam hoists money guaranty flag

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008

... But Putnam's program is "well worth the peace of mind" for the firm's investors, he said. According to the Treasury Department, the money guaranty program will exist for an initial three-month term, after which the Secretary of the Treasury will review ...

America on its knees

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008

... announced the issuance of a new auction to raise capital for the Fed. To quote the press release, 'Today, the Treasury Department announced the initiation of a temporary Supplementary Financing Program. The program will consist of a series of Treasury ...

AIG Australia insulated from US woes

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008

... Fed has just confirmed the arrangement. "The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday, with the full support of the Treasury Department, authorized the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to lend up to $85 billion to the American International Group (AIG) under ...

US Treasury to announce regulatory overhaul

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008

The US Treasury Department has proposed sweeping changes to how their financial markets should be regulated by consolidating its huge number of regulators and bringing practices up top date to what happens around the world. The New York Times has reported ...

Watchdogs to recruit trustees for data collection

... impact of Choice of Fund and fee comparison and disclosure models proposed by the Government. ASIC and the Treasury Department have supplied supporting letters alongside that of APRA's which state that ASIC will collate and display fees and charges information ...

Treasury releases Future Fund tender

The Treasury Department has released the tender documents for the investment management components of the Future Fund giving interested parties just under one month to submit their application. The introductory information relating to the tender, available ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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