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Dec 2007 redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... and stabilise the financial markets. The US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, the Bank of Canada and the Swiss National Bank agreed to jointly inject more than US$100 billion into the financial system through repos, swaps ...

This Week's Movers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... defensive. As expected, only the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut its benchmark interest rate last week. The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank kept monetary policy unchanged. The downtrend in commodity prices continued ...

Three steadies and a cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... world's major central banks will hold monetary policy meetings this week. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), The Bank of Canada (BoC), the Bank of England (BoE) and the European Central Bank (ECB) will each decide their respective economies' interest ...

Credit Suisse nabs AMF stake

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
Credit Suisse Group has acquired an 80 per cent stake of National Bank of Canada-owned Asset Management Finance Corp. Credit Suisse confirmed in a statement that it paid $446 million for over 80 per cent of AMF. The Canadian company provides capital ...

Retirement age must rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... workplace." Ageing Workforce News cited an Ipsos Reid report that found "in a poll it conducted on behalf of Royal Bank of Canada, 60 per cent of those surveyed said that extended health care benefits are the most important factor (top three mentions) ...

CFS GAM expands global resources

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... short global resources equity portfolios and global resources stock analysis. Ellis previously worked in the Royal Bank of Canada's Capital Market's team in Sydney as director of mining sales. During this period he was involved in the growth of the bank's ...

Future Fund investment team expands

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... interest and alternatives. George's previous experience includes roles with Mercer Investment Consulting, Royal Bank of Canada and Integra Capital Financial Corporation.

Operation auction squad

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
... another master plan to fix the sub-prime fiasco, a quiet revolution is happening inside Australia's Reserve Bank. The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the US Federal Reserve and the Swiss National Bank have just announced ...

Macq adds to small caps

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... First State, Walsh was an executive analyst at RFC Corporate Finance and mining research analyst for the Royal Bank of Canada Dominion Securities in the UK. Neil Carter, co-head of Macquarie Australian Small Companies, said, "David has experience as ...

The price of pain

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... European Central Bank gave their patient another dose, this time 61.05 billion (99.08 billion). Friday also saw Bank of Canada tip C$1.64 billion (1.84 billion) into the banking system and Singapore's Monetary Authority added S$1.5 billion (1.16 billion). ...