(Reuters) – The European Central Bank agreed on Thursday to launch a new and potentially unlimited bond-buying program to lower struggling euro zone countries’ borrowing costs and draw a line under the debt crisis..article

Webcast of the press conference 6 September 2012

Video stream (Flash video)

Press conference following the meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank on 6 September 2012 at its premises in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, starting at 2:30 p.m. CET:

• Introductory statement by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB.
• Question and answer session. Registered journalists pose questions to Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, and to Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB.

For women heading toward retirement, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is they’re likely to be blessed with long life. The bad news: They may not be able to afford it…article

Here’s How Your Husband Will Try To Hide Assets

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Globally, the buzz about the need for gender diversity in the board rooms is getting louder and India is no exception. The Companies Bill, 2011, prescribes that ‘certain’ categories of companies must have at least one woman director on their boards. Perhaps, large listed companies will be required to comply with the new norm…article

World’s Most Powerful Women In Finance

These women control, direct or manipulate the world’s wealth.

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Finance Minister Penny Wong says Australia must adapt to changing economic circumstances by investing in skills and training, and providing services and greater value…video

“You can either accept reality as it is or create it as you wish it to be.” — Michael Hyatt

Seven years ago, Rose Karanja’s reality was bleak. One of a small minority of girls in Kenya to complete high school, she renounced college ambitions to care for her orphaned brother and sister when the grandmother who had been supporting them passed away. Ms. Karanja sold her schoolbooks and never looked back…article

It’s no secret that women live longer than men. But a new study by the Wharton School’s Retirement Research Center suggests that some professional financial advisers neglect to take that fact into account when they tell clients how to time their Social Security benefits. ..article