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Platforms at 10 year low

MARK STORY | FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012

Nervousness in underlying global investment markets, caused by ongoing European financial crises, plus massive US budget blowouts has contributed to net inflows into the platform market reaching their lowest levels in ten years, a recent report reveals. ...

Volatility hits managed funds despite March boost

MELANIE TIMBRELL | THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012

... medium term economic outlook, particularly in regard to the Eurozone debt crises and the massive but still unresolved US budget deficits." NAB/MLC now ranks at the top of market share with 2.7% annual growth to $29.5bn, pushing AMP down a notch after ...

Daly: Forced out of AFS after rejecting downsize

BEN COLLINS | THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012

Ex- Australian Financial Services chief Peter Daly, who is for suing for unfair dismissal, said he departed the company after plans for downsizing were discussed. Daly said he had a business plan and budget approved by the board. "During the board meeting ...

Return to surplus may hit big business

MELANIE TIMBRELL | TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012

Likely cuts in concessions to business and a rushed return to surplus risks damaging softer sectors of the economy, according to Yasser El-Ansary, general manager, policy at the Institute of Chartered Accountants. "We have a strong economy, but a strong ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011

... October 10. European and US stocks closed down sharply overnight amid an apparent failure to reach a deal on cutting the US budget deficit and to extend stimulus measures into next year. London's FTSE-100 gave up 2.62 per cent, Frankfurt's DAX lost 3.35 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011

... Shares in Hong Kong closed down more than three per cent as traders fretted over European sovereign debt as well as the US budget impasse. The benchmark Hang Seng Index shed 3.06 per cent, or 684.07 points to 21,663.16. WELLINGTON - New Zealand's market ...

Thanks S&P

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011

... Uncle Sam's ability to payback its debt obligations. A growing economy puts more revenues in government coffers. The US budget was able to turn a deficit running at 4.6 per cent of GDP in 1992 to a surplus - yes, a surplus - of 2.4 per cent of GDP back ...

Much ado over a known known

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011

... at the latest "Trade, exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates" table in the "The Economist" shows that the US budget deficit is forecast to come in at 9.9 per cent of GDP this year and Britain at 9.0 per cent. Certainly, America's deficit ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010

... jumped 6.0 per cent over the month 53.0 per cent in the year. You want more good news? The US Treasury reported that the US budget deficit dropped to US$140.4 billion in October from US$176.4 billion a year ago. And why is this so? This is because of ...

QE2 or bust

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010

... very little time to bring the deficit back to manageable levels. And from the usgovernmentspending.com website, the US budget even went into surplus in late 1940 to early 1950. But alas! There's no World War in the horizon. Now it's up to the central ...

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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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