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Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... for the four Spanish banks. On Basel III, Reuters just recently reported that "Europe is preparing to follow the United States in postponing the introduction of the Basel III reforms" for another six months or longer. 6 Sweden and Norway replace Switzerland ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... would act to avoid the looming "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax rises and spending cuts which threatens to send the United States back into recession. After having spent most of the day in negative territory, optimistic comments by US politicians helped ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... waited for movement on addressing Greece's debt and the so-called fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts in the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index edged up 11.2 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 4,424.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... talks on the US fiscal cliff. Trade was subdued on Friday with Japanese markets closed for a public holiday and the United States celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday. Sydney ended flat, dipping 0.10 points to 4,413.0 while Seoul gained 0.62 per cent ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
The Australian share market has opened lower, after markets in the United States were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. At 1010 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down three points, or 0.07 per cent, at 4,410.1 points, while the broader ...

Aus PE funds on the right side of supply & demand

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... be coming out of their carried interest anyway," Woodthorpe said. Recent private equity mandates awarded in the United States show that investors are demanding more influence, said Harvard investment banking professor Josh Lerner. Investment managers ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... 33.96 points, or 1.19 per cent, to 2,887.09. LONDON - European stock markets soared on rising prospects that the United States can avoid falling back into recession, while traders seemed to take an upcoming EU budget summit in stride. The rally also ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... on Friday closed lower as the global picture became more uncertain following negative leads from Europe and the United States. At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.4 points, or 0.28 per cent, at 4,336.8, while the broader ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... overnight after news that manufacturing contracted for the first time in almost three years, raising concerns the United States has joined a global industrial slowdown. However, European stocks, including indexes in London, Paris and Frankfurt rebounded ...

Don't ignore Lifecycle Funds: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... have a proven history around the world, he said. While things like longevity risk, which Lifecycle Funds in the United States have tried to solve with annuities, are real, things like administrative burdens are simply an excuse given today's technology ...