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Brexit - the Australian connection

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016

... losing 3.3% and the Small Ordinaries index down by 2.0%. This is understandable given the general sense of uncertainty that Britain's eventual departure from the EU brings. But is it all that bad for Australia? The depreciation in the Australian dollar ...

Britons vote 'Adieu EU'

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016

... economic conditions remain challenging. Apart from the weak global economic dynamics, it is mainly the EU referendum in Great Britain which causes uncertainty". UK CBI industrial trends survey The Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) Industrial ...

Foreign direct investors turning to Australia for growth

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016

... Australia's top 10 M&A deals in 2015 included the $682 million purchase of online home food delivery service Menulog by Britain's Just Eat."

Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016

... prices have become the norm, headlines like these are sure to catch attention as it did mine... until you discover that Britain's headline inflation rate a year ago was a whopping 0.3%. We all know what this means, the correspondence between the BOE ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Noi, noi, noi!

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015

... Morning Herald quoting NAB Chief economist Ivan Colhoun quoting a foreign investor's sentiment during his recent visit to Britain, Europe and the Middle East. And again from the AFR, "Citi chief economist Willem Buiter says global recession nears, led ...

OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL | MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015

... Australia's identity. Of course, Australian republicanism is a good proxy for Australian identity which is visibly linked to Britain through our head of state, money and flag. In August, the Australian Republican Movement was rebooted under the leadership ...

UK govt tempts super funds with real estate projects

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015

... looking for: the ease of doing business, predictability, transparency and clarity of regulation, tax and contract law. Britain scores very highly in all of those areas." The pipeline of projects totals around A£100 billion ($218 billion), of which RIO ...

Market to open lower

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015

... FTSE 100 index of top companies fell 1.50 per cent to 6,520.98 points. Investors there also reacted to news that although Britain's economy grew faster-than-expected in the first quarter, the pace slowed from the end of 2014. The euro dropped to $US1.1147 ...

Market to open higher

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015

... to 2,109.60, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 6.40 points (0.13 per cent) to 5,076.52. Equity markets in Britain, France and Germany all fell as Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem told Dutch television, "we're still nowhere far enough" ...

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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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