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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US Senate leaders reached a deal for a temporary budget and to extend the debt ceiling, ending the government shutdowm. At 0826 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... is a democracy and it's the gerrymandered majority that rules. While the Big O's Democratic Party has the numbers in the Senate - 52 against the GOP's 46 (and 2 Independents) - he's short of yes men in the House of Representatives - 200 to the GOP's ...

Obama says no deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013

Obama expected to pick Yellen as US Fed chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... to be the next head of the US central bank, White House officials have said. If confirmed by the Democrat controlled US Senate, Yellen would become the first woman to hold the post in the institution's 100-year history, replacing Ben Bernanke whose term ...

Senate to question ASIC over alleged RBA corruption

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
The Senate inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will "no doubt" question the regulator over its failure to act on the alleged corruption within subsidiary companies of the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... cent) at 1,691.75, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gave up 5.83 (0.15 per cent) at 3,781.59. The Democratic-led Senate Friday approved a temporary budget bill to fund government operations at the start of the 2014 fiscal year on Tuesday. But ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... stability of the Italian government as the process of stripping former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi of his seat in the Senate following his conviction on tax fraud charges. The euro was at $1.3484, down from $1.3525. HONG KONG - Asian markets were ...

ASIC, "twin peaks" model faces review

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... effectiveness of the current regulatory model for the financial services industry. Nationals Senator John Williams called for a Senate inquiry into the regulator, which received bipartisan support. At the same time, Treasurer Joe Hockey is expected to ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Senate inquiry and see what some industry pundits think of the regulator. We also investigate how baby boomers may be able to make their ...

John Hewson calls for overhaul of superannuation system

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... would also like to see a review of the role of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in light of a Senate Committee inquiry into the regulator's performance in relation to Commonwealth Bank, NRMA Insurance and ING Direct. "The regulator ...