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Public pension liabilities add to eurozone debt woes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... expensive pension systems. "Countries with virtuous public finances in the Maastricht sense, such as for example, Sweden, Luxembourg or Denmark, are much less virtuous if their public pension commitments are taken into account, while the situation of ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... eurozone finance ministers trying to get on top of the region's debt crisis established a landmark financial firewall in Luxembourg. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies slid 0.5 per cent to stand at 5,841.74 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 ...

Spanish fly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... meet on the 8th and the EU money men on the 9th. Failing that, it could do so before the 18-19 October EU summit in Luxembourg or Rajoy could wait after the local elections in Galicia and the Basque Country on the 21st. These are important dates to remember. ...

Future Fund defends tax havens

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... the Cayman Islands, plus significant investments in the British Virgin Islands and Jersey, and smaller investments in Luxembourg. The fund asserted its independence at yesterday's inquiry - defending itself against a bill put to Parliament by the Greens ...

Target Maturity Funds Take Top Spot

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... net inflows of A$1.2 billion during May alone. However, the bulk of this growth is due to just two markets, Italy and Luxembourg, most notably through Intesa and ING funds, said Cerulli Associates (CA) in their latest European market update. Nine target ...

ESG sheds light on Sov debt crisis: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... the outlook for the German economy to "negative" from "stable" - along with a similar move for the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... cause: Rising borrowing costs and austerity measures.... and contagion. Moody's lowered Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg's Aaa credit rating outlooks to negative due to "rising uncertainty" over the debt crisis. Yes, the song remains the same. ...

RBC acquires 100pc RBC Dexia IS

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012

Problem solved, not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... okaying of the Greek bailout supposed to make us whole again - short of ushering in world peace and fortunes forevermore? Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said so himself. The "comprehensive blueprint" would "secure Greece's future in the ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... system while promises are repeated and repeated and repeated and implementation measures are sometimes too weak," said Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker. To be sure, they have every reason to be wary for Greece has consistently failed to ...