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Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
'Brexit', the worry du jour and the epic horror movie of our time that's coming soon, very soon to a theatre near us. With only four sleeps to go before the Brits vote to leave or remain in the European Union this coming Thursday (23 June), the UK remains ...

Sequoia executive director departs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
Sequoia Financial Group has announced the departure of an executive director and will be seeking a suitable candidate to fill the role. Delan Pagliaccio resigned from the position, effective from 2 May 2016, in order to pursue a number of other corporate ...

Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
The financial services industry sees the leadership change as an opportunity for the government to finally issue its response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) report and other policy issues that have remained shelved for months. A number of industry ...

China trade deal must not be delayed: FSC

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Andrew Robb's China free trade deal provides vast opportunities for Australia's financial services industry. It builds on strong foundations set by former Prime Ministers Whitlam, Hawke, Howard and Gillard and puts Australia ahead of the USA, Japan ...

Ben's all that matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... about the indications from recent economic data, or the G8 seeing that the worst is over for the global economy, or the trade deal currently being negotiated between the United States and the European Union, or reports of another Labor leadership broil ...

Gillard urges China investment relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has encouraged a strong investment relationship with China after speaking at a China-Australia business forum, with talk of tight economic integration between the two nations. As part of her address, Gillard said that China ...

Asia marching on faster than expected

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
Growing intra-region trade within emerging markets is pushing Asia to the centre of world financial affairs faster than we realise. "Fifty per cent of all world trade now has an Asian leg," said Craig Weeks, senior vice president of global trade services ...

Aust govt to support ALP amendments on FTA

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2004
... inconsistent with the free trade agreement,\" Howard told reporters. Howard said the amendments could derail the free trade deal because of the amendments. He said the US had indicated overnight that it would reserve its decision on the trade deal until ...

Labor to support FTA with US

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2004
... against the agreement, concerned about the FTA\'s impact on pharmaceutical prices and jobs. The decision to support the trade deal is a victory for Opposition Leader Mark Latham, who has consistently said he and the party would be guided by the Labor-dominated ...

Aust federal politicians return to Canberra

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2004
... debate expected at today\'s caucus meeting over the issue. Labor members of a special Senate committee have backed the trade deal, with reservations, but the party\'s left is still strongly opposed to the agreement. A decision by caucus is expected before ...