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AMP exec joins planning standards board

AMP ANNOUNCEMENT  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB), owner of the CFP, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER and CFP Logo marks outside the United States, named Steve Helmich, financial planning, advice and services director for AMP Financial Services, to a four-year term on ...

Ganging up on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... a weak one in deed. Yesterday, I wrote about Uncle Timmy Geithner telling Asia that, "It's very important to the United States, to the economic health of the United States, that we maintain a strong dollar..." Last night, Uncle Benny added his voice ...

Battle of the bulge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... other uncle, Uncle Timmy Geithner, was peddling around Asia last week when he said that, "It's very important to the United States, to the economic health of the United States, that we maintain a strong dollar" while at the same time stressing the government's ...

Perpetual close to recovering $125m for Mahogany

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... by Grange Securities, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lehman Brothers, which is now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States of America. The money raised by Mahogany from the retail investors was used to purchase notes issued by Saphir Finance plc ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... staged a spirited rally on Wednesday, recovering from sharp falls a day earlier on reassuring economic data from the United States and positive corporate results. In London, the FTSE 100 index rose 70.68 points, or 1.40 per cent, to settle at 5,107.89 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... is expected to open significantly higher as Wall Street had its best day in three months on better-than-expected United States economic growth figures. US gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 3.5 per cent in the third quarter, the surest ...

Joined at the hip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... Australia - whose major trading partner is now rebounding China - Canada's economy is closely tied with that of the United States. Americans buy around 80 per cent of Canada's output of goods and services while only a little more than five per cent of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... 22,384.96. WELLINGTON - Strength in leading shares helped propel the New Zealand share market higher on Tuesday after the United States market hit fresh one-year highs. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 31.637 points, or 0.982 per cent, at 3252.5 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... took a breather on Friday after the previous day's strong gains driven by upbeat corporate earnings news in the United States. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index climbed 18.91 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 10,257.56. The broader Topix index of all first section ...

Canada plan in talks to buy Livingston

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... through its operating subsidiaries - is Canada's largest customs broker and the number three entry filer in the United States. The consortium would provide a payment of Cdn$8.00 cash per unit to Livingston unitholders. The agreement follows Livingston's ...