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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... looking, it could provide clues on the nation's economic momentum coming out of recession. Some analysts are concerned that the huge rally since March of some 60 per cent for the broad market has been the result of easy money from the Federal Reserve's ...

Emerging markets could be heading for bubble

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... this trend has its downside. He said the amount of liquidity in listed markets as a result of government spending and this huge demand to allocate to emerging market equities could create a valuation bubble. "It hasn't happened yet, but in the next 12 ...

No let up in ING asset sales

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... life and retirement services in the Benelux, US, Central Europe, Latin America and Asia. What caused the grief was ING's huge exposure to US sub-prime mortgages which the Dutch government decided to indemnify rather than force into a siphoned-off so-called ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... all-time record of $US1,093.10 an ounce in trading in London overnight after the International Monetary Fund announced a huge bullion sale to India. At 1205 AEDT, the spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,089.10 per fine ounce, up $US5.85 on Wednesday's ...

Finance firms must highlight career opps

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... pay high levels of remuneration, they must demonstrate the career opportunities they can provide. "There's going to be a huge focus on career development and the ability to invest in that person's career development," said Reed. This issue could become ...

ANZ says no to ING IM acquisition, for now

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... Kelly, chief executive of Westpac Bank, said Australian consumers and businesses borrow twice as much as they save, placing huge pressure on banks to raise funds overseas. Late last month, ANZ announced it had acquired the 51 per cent stake of ING Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
... Zealand sharemarket fell on Wednesday on a combination of profit-taking and weakness in offshore markets. But news that a huge rights issue by Pyne Gould Corp only had a shortfall of 11.3 percent was well received as evidence of the market's ability ...

Asian instos question external managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... asset managers, according to new research by Greenwich Associates. In terms of raw size, Asia's institutional asset base is huge: at more than US$5 trillion, Asian assets actually exceed those held by institutions in continental Europe. Unlike continental ...

FBI hunts down bank fraudsters

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... George S. Cardona said the international phishing ring had a "significant" impact on two banking institutions and caused "huge headaches" for thousands of bank customers. "Organised, international criminal rings can only be confronted by an organised ...

Streamline super concessions to boost contributions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
... rates increase to 12 per cent. The new regime, they argue, is more sustainable than the current system while providing a huge social equity boost to superannuation as it enabled 1.6 million Australians to gain access to concessions on their contributions ...