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Tony, SBY and Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... Minister Tony Abbott refused to say "sorry" (ala Johnnie Howard) only "regret (for) any embarrassment that recent media reports have caused him (Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono)". Those who understand Asian culture would know that "saving ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... Australia Bank was 23 cents lower at $34.66. Shares in construction giant Leighton Holdings continued to slide due to media reports of corruption in its international operations, down 51 cents, or nearly three per cent, to $17.03.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... spot in the market, as construction giant Leighton Holdings was down $1.80, or 9.19 per cent. That fall comes after media reports of allegedly corrupt practices in its international operations.

Challenger dismisses Access takeover rumours

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
Challenger is unlikely to take over infrastructure investment specialist Access Capital Advisers, despite media reports claiming the transaction was virtually a done deal. A spokesperson for Challenger said that the company's Fidante Partners division ...

ASIC far too slow to act on misconduct: Senator

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... has taken for the regulator to act in some cases," he said. The motion for an inquiry into ASIC was prompted by media reports that it had taken the regulator 16 months to act on information that suggested serious misconduct in the Commonwealth Financial ...

ETFs boom on SMA model portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... further increase choice, flexibility and portfolio diversification for investors," he added. Marsh said despite media reports that some platforms had not been embracing ETFs, OneVue had no conflicts of interest in the manufacturing of managed funds and ...

Politics around LISC heats up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... the Low Income Superannuation Contribution (LISC) were raised by the Australia Institute when they responded to media reports that the Coalition was considering reining in the superannuation rebate for low income earners. The issue welfare interest groups ...

Market Wrap- Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... Greek default, including expanding its European Financial Stability Fund, unravelled on the back of conflicting media reports. By 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had risen 28.5 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 4,033.1, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... frauds in the Islamic republic's history, losing nearly $US2.6 billion ($A2.46 billion) in more than two years, media reports say. LOCAL NEWS SYDNEY - The Australian dollar was nearly two cents lower on Monday morning, after risk aversion among traders ...

It's official, Rudd saved Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... has to happen again if the Australian Bureau of Statistics can step up to the plate. These dynamics play out as media reports of the Treasury analysis say that "Contrary to the mining industry's claim it propped up Australia during the world recession ...