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Happy Australian dollar Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... What changed? What changed was that between then and last week, the European Central Bank (ECB) QE'd and the Bank of Canada (BOC) announced a surprise rate cut. Ipso facto, the RBA could (must?) too. Why must our Canadian brethrens have all the fun? ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... inflation expectations, pay and other cost growth in a way that became self-perpetuating." Last night, the Bank of Canada (BOC) came up with its own surprise - it cut its overnight lending rate by 25 bps to 0.75%. Yes, you guessed right, 'twas because ...

$US5b irregularities at China fund, banks

AFP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... AFP. "(We) will rectify (the problems) one by one." The NAO said in two other statements on Wednesday that Bank of China (BOC) and Agricultural Development Bank of China (ADBC) both breached regulations in granting loans and balance management. BOC issued ...

MySuper authorisations hit 99

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... is the fourth resources sector company to obtain its own MySuper authorisation for their staff super fund. The others are Boc Gases Super Fund, BHP Billiton Super Fund and the Worsley Alumina Super Fund. While there are only 99 MySuper authorised funds ...

Cap scrap leaves tax abuses unanswered

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
The financial services industry has welcomed the removal of the self-education expense deductions, but the measure leaves concerns about taxpayers' abuse of the system unanswered. The Labor government introduced a cap of $2,000 on tax deductibility ...

ANZ, BHP, Tidswell get MySuper authorisation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... choice nominations from their employees. Three of these five corporate MySuper authorisations are in the resources sector: BOC Gases, BHP Billiton and Worsley Alumina. These figures from the regulator APRA reveal that in the past month 11 MySuper products ...

Julius Baer, BOC in private wealth JV

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... of China in an aim to secure better access to Asia's growing class of ultra rich. As part of the deal, the Bank of China (BOC) has sold its Swiss unit to Julius Baer and will refer clients with private banking needs outside mainland China to the Zurich-based ...

Ascalon investment head swaps into H3

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... has been a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors since 2006, and previously worked at Commonwealth Bank, BOC Gases and SingTel Optus. Ascalon is a 100% owned subsidiary of Westpac Banking Corporation.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank buys Bank of Cyprus Australia

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has acquired 100% of the Bank of Cyprus Australia for $130 million with a $120 million share placement to selected institutional investors also underway. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) reached agreement with the Bank of Cyprus ...

A liquid Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... central banks' determination not to let one and all go down the gurgler. A Merry Christmas to you too Fed, ECB, BOJ, BOE, BOC and SNB. And you, PBOC. =========================================== Meet Ben Ong, Financial Standard's Chief Economist and daily ...