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Planes, trains & automobiles and the bush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... deficit. Whether Obama ultimately finds funding for his shovels or not, the prospect of the Democrats losing control of the Senate at the 2 November mid-term elections is real. It happened in the UK -- the government was gridlocked for a few days. It's ...

Nothing to fear in hung parliament

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... to it. "We are keen to stress that business in Australia should not predetermine a view now that a hung parliament and Senate controlled by the Greens is a bad thing," said Brodgen. He said that, in any case, the Greens senate majority has been "abundantly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... Bernanke began his half-yearly testimony to Congress on monetary policy, but quickly headed south as he began to address the Senate Banking Committee. "The economic outlook remains unusually uncertain," the Fed chief told lawmakers. The central bank ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... Reserve would provide more stimulus to the US economy. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is due to speak before the US Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday (US time).

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... and provide additional stimulus to the US economy. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke was due to speak before the US Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday (US time). The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 75.53, or 0.74 per cent, at 10,229.96 ...

US Congress passes Wall Street reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... Act', a bill designed to prevent another financial crisis and the near-collapse of the US banking system, cleared the US Senate. The 2,300-page dossier called for an overhaul of the entire US financial system, with financial regulators gaining more powers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... temporarily set aside their concerns about the economy. More uncertainty was lifted from the market late in the day, when the Senate passed and sent to President Barack Obama the financial regulation bill. A series of disappointing economic reports had ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... National Australia Bank releases its monthly business survey for June. Treasury Secretary Ken Henry appears before the Senate Select Committee on Fuel and Energy in Canberra. The Australian Office of Financial Management is scheduled to auction $200 ...

Delays for Military Super merger

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... Military Super board, the Defence Force Retirement & Benefits Scheme Authority, and the ARIA Board will have to wait as the Senate did not get a chance to vote on the bill prior to the recess. Military Super noted in a web update that the Senate had ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... (0.27 per cent) to 1,076.76. The financial reform legislation forged by negotiators from the House of Representative and Senate early Friday "sets the stage for the most sweeping regulatory overhaul of the US financial industry in decades," Briefing.com ...

Editor's Choice

Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:33PM
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:09AM
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:20PM
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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