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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011

... currency markets, boosting shares, but gains were quickly shed as that speculation faded. An official at Japan's Finance Ministry declined to comment on whether intervention has been carried out. In Hong Kong, stocks ended flat as dealers pared earlier ...

Church ministers urged to save

MATT WOODINGTON | THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011

... Cornerstone Wealth Financial Planner, Gavin Martin and Focus on the Family Chairman, Neville Cox. "After a lifetime of ministry we want to make sure ministers and pastors are able to have a purposeful retirement and our 'Boot Camp' is a step towards ...

Game changer

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011

... Japan from its two decade long stupor. From the Financial Times, "A few years ago, a senior official at Japan's finance ministry shocked a foreign guest by making a deliberately provocative statement. "What Japan's economy needs is a really good earthquake," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MATT WOODINGTON | FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011

... measured on a weekly basis, fell to 11.05 per cent for the week ending February 5 from a year earlier, according to commerce ministry figures. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket closed on a high note, with gold producer OceanaGold continuing its ...

ECB relents, sort of

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010

... euro, low interest rates and safe haven flows into their bond market. It's been so good for the Germans that its finance ministry even boasted last night that the country's deficit could decline to the European Union's 3 per cent of GDP limit next year. ...

Queuing for QE

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010

... Neither hail, nor storm, nor floods, nor the US Treasury's threats could force it to revalue its currency. China's commerce ministry cautioned the US against blaming the yuan for America's domestic problems. But if America's mission is to export its ...

Spoiling for war

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010

... fly, but China will orevalue its currency only when it is in its best interest to do so. Here was the Chinese Foreign Ministry's response, "We firmly oppose the US Congress approving such bills. "We urge the US congressmen to be clearly aware of the ...

The good smoke

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010

... domestic product." And smoking not only boosts economic growth, it'll also bump up the government's coffers. Japan's Finance Ministry estimates that the increased tax on tobacco would raise about 1.97 trillion yen (US$23.5 billion) in government revenues ...

A "race to the bottom" in currencies

JOHN MCDULING | FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010

... gain competitiveness through artificial currency debasement, analysts say. After six years of abstinence, the Japanese Ministry of Finance succumbed to the rising Yen, intervening in currency markets on Wednesday. "There is a concern that what we saw ...

WA senator appointed super shadow minister

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010

... secretary for health administration from late 2008 to the end of last year. He was also a member of the opposition shadow ministry from the end of last year and shadow minister for employment participation, apprenticeships and training from last December. ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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