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SAP and Sybase merger gets ACCC tick

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... largely complementary." "The ACCC also considered that the proposed acquisition was unlikely to raise concerns on a conglomerate basis. Post acquisition, there would remain a number of significant competitors to the merged firm in each product category." ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... positive side, the market reacted favorably to better than expected corporate earnings and a 20 per cent increase in conglomerate General Electric's quarterly dividend, analysts said. LONDON - European stocks closed narrowly mixed in choppy trade on ...

APRA proposals could deter overseas firms: AXA

MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... stay that way. He said a number of regulatory proposals outlined in APRA's discussion paper on the supervision of conglomerate groups could hinder the country from becoming a regional financial services hub. "While one understands regulators' natural ...

Korea's big four dominate pensions

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
The top four service providers in Korea administer around half of all funded corporate pension assets in the country, and account for KRW 7 trillion of assets, according to Towers Watson's Korea Pension Report. The new report covers 53 service providers ...

Norwegian pension excludes tobacco firms

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... Government Pension Fund Global is a very active responsible investor. Last year, the fund placed the European engineering conglomerate, Siemens AG, 'on observation' after it was revealed the company had been embroiled in corruption early last year.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... reading for October from 73.5 in September. General Electric's report also revealed signs of credit weakness. The conglomerate's profit dropped 44 percent, hurt by much lower earnings at its financial arm, GE Capital, which loans money to a variety of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open lower after most US and European share indices, as well as the price of oil, declined overnight. At 0750 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was down 15 points at ...

Pres Obama proposes sweeping regulatory reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
To plug regulatory gaps that the Whitehouse believes precipitated the GFC, President Obama has proposed the biggest change to financial oversight since the New Deal. Central to the reforms are the creation of a Financial Oversight Council that will ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... markets, better-than-expected jobs figures and a well-received quarterly profit result from Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate, News Corp. Official data showed that the jobless rate had unexpectedly dropped to 5.4 per cent in April from 5.7 per cent ...

Another day another inquiry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
Senator Nick Sherry has announced another inquiry into the superannuation system that kickstarts what could be the most fundamental review of modern superannuation since its introduction in the mid1980s. "After 21 years of operation, it's time to have ...