Economy

Americans take notice as Australia repeals its debt ceiling

The Australian government has scrapped its debt ceiling. The government will no longer need to ask Parliament for permission to borrow above its AUD$300 billion limit, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

By Staff |December 4, 2013

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New index measures industry confidence

Advocis and Western University have developed a proprietary industry benchmark to measure advisor confidence across Canada.



By Staff |December 3, 2013

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Slow growth for emerging markets

The economic slowdown in emerging markets will continue until more countries “enact structural reforms to adjust to new conditions after the boom of recent years,” Unilever CEO Paul Polman told Bloomberg. Polman added EMs are fragile, saying their lackluster growth will affect consumer sales. Read more. Also read: Go global for dividend growth Key Asian […]

December 2, 2013

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Trez shareholders approve transition to a public company

Today shareholders of Trez Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation and the Trez Capital Senior Mortgage Investment Corp approved the companies' transition into a public company.

By Staff |November 29, 2013

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