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Yikes the ECB hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... hardly a ripple in financial markets when the central bank of the region with a single currency went ahead and raised interest rates last week. Darn straight Virginia, the ECB has just handed down its first interest rate move in almost two years. It ...

Swan officially rejects ASX deal but is open to offers

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
Treasurer, Wayne Swan has this morning confirmed his rejection of the proposed merger of ASX Limited (ASX) and Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) but has insisted that he is open to offers. At a press conference in Canberra this morning, Swan told journalists ...

AFS rebuff takeover offers to go it alone

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... October last year, AFS' negotiations with the prospective purchaser fell apart before two new interested parties expressed interest in a takeover. "Two other parties have already made contact and it looks to be like both parties will proceed to due diligence ...

Unshaken and unstirred

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... FTSE-100 index declined half a per cent. It could have easily dropped by more after the Bank of England decided to keep interest rates unchanged, confirming the bank's anxiety over its economy and that of its neighbours. The UK economy is reeling from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... removing an irritating uncertainty after months of intense speculation. Similarly, the European Central Bank's first rise in interest rates in nearly three years to 1.25 per cent from a record low 1.00 per cent was widely anticipated. Portugal's decision ...

FOFA opens estate planning doors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... briefing yesterday to discuss to current advisers questions, Colley said aged care and estate planning had surged in interest due to the impending fee-for-service reforms. With estate planning, Colley said OnePath is looking at how the amount of assets ...

Media Super wants corporate marriage

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
Industry fund Media Super is dressing up to be the belle of the merger ball and is looking to attract corporate funds, casting its eyes towards Fairfax. Ross Martin, chief executive of Media Super, today said that his fund had added new functional capabilities ...

Fed money drives black swans away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... actually fell after the announcement and Irish bonds were smiling too. And also, never mind that the ECB is poised to raise interest rates after their meeting tonight. Financial markets have been warned well ahead of time. Financial markets are also ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... finding support in solid corporate news as investors kept close watch on sky-high oil prices ahead of an expected eurozone interest rate rise. Dealers said the underlying tone was positive - the global economic recovery remains intact, with the United ...

ASX eyes merger alternatives

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... other growth options after Treasurer Wayne Swan said that merging with the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) is against the interest of Australia and should be rejected. The Foreign Investment Review Board notified the SGX of Swan's disposition to the view ...