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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... all," Low said. LONDON - London's stock market finished with a small gain on the eve of Britain's most unpredictable election in living memory, while eurozone stocks managed to rise despite the euro spiking higher. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index eeked ...

Pubs satisfying BlackRock income thirst

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
... the Bank of England owns $350 billion and non-UK investors own about $500 billion," Thiel said. "The perception of the election is incredibly important in terms of where UK gilts will go. Our investment thesis in the UK has been to be actually short ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... points, with investor outlook also taking a knock from disappointing British growth data ahead of next week's general election. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index sank 1.89 per cent to 11,811.66 points and the CAC 40 in Paris tumbled 1.81 per cent to 5,173.38 ...

Steady with a chance of a surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
In three days time, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will again meet to talk about monetary policy. Chances are there's little chance of a change in policy settings. The BOJ board would decide to keep settings as they did at the 7-8 April gabfest -- key interest ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... along with official data showing the British government beat its deficit-reduction target before next month's general election. The euro rose to $US1.0804 from $US1.0725 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets have mostly risen with ...

BOE no change, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
As expected, the Bank of England (BOE) decided to do nothing at its 9 April monetary policy meeting, stating that: "The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting today voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to ...

Bernie Ripoll to retire from federal politics

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... and architect of the first Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms Bernie Ripoll will not contest the next federal election. Ripoll announced the decision on his Facebook page and said that he will finish his term as an MP and will continue to serve ...

Treasury opens discussion on tax reform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... raising fundamental questions about the future of Australia's tax system. The paper will open a debate until the 2016 election and will ideally inform the tax policy ideas the Government will propose at that time. It makes particular emphasis on Australia's ...

CFA appoints Australia head of advocacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
CFA Societies Australia and New Zealand has appointed a head of advocacy to advocate for funds management professionals and financial market integrity. Sue Morey was most recently an executive consultant for the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Board ...

'Brexit' betting booths now taking bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... week - the highest on record. But as with any good news, there's a sprinkling of the bad. The upcoming 7 May UK general election is generating another buzzword - 'Brexit' - with PM David Cameron promising to "renegotiate Britain's position within it ...