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Climate change rhetoric yet to match investor reality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
While the financial services industry acknowledges the significant long term risks posed by climate change, there are still tremendous gaps between rhetoric and reality of what investors are doing about it, reveals a major study just released by Finsia. ...

Patience is a virtue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... plus the Peoples Bank of China - on top of prior cuts by the RBA and the Hongkong Monetary Authority, were followed by interest rate reduction by the central banks of South Korea and Taiwan. These failed to calm investors' nerves. Government authorities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... lunch at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Melbourne. Yesterday, the Australian share market shrugged off coordinated interest rate cuts by the world's central banks to stem the global credit crisis and continued its freefall to close at fresh three-year ...

When five become one: AUI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... outcomes, and reduced income volatility. Another advantage, said Hession lies in the fact that investors will retain an interest in property that have delivered good returns over the past few years. "While the syndicate structure has worked well in the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... after world stock markets suffered another dizzying slide overnight as traumatised investors brushed aside central bank interest rate cuts aimed at boosting confidence. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 89 points, or 2.03 per cent, to 4299.1 ...

The global recession we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... banks threw in the kitchen sink. In a coordinated move, six major world central banks each cut their benchmark target interest rate by 50 basis points in efforts to stem the global panic. The US Federal Reserve lowered the fed funds rate to 1.5 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... expected to open weaker following a negative lead from the US as Wall Street tried but failed to find some stability from an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and other big central banks. At 0807 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... contracts. Macquarie Equities adviser Helen Spencer said the market was "cautious and nervous" as it awaited news now about interest rate cuts from overseas. "The market gave up most of yesterday's gains after heavy losses in the US overnight and resources ...

Suncorp ripe for the picking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... According to Rainmaker Information, Suncorp's investment management business, which is invested across Australian fixed interest, Australian equities and cash represents more than $12.3 billion in funds under management. In addition, the group's financial ...

Fed to bail-out corporate paper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... withdrawn or wound down. However, the NYT warned that, "Buying commercial paper could open the Fed to difficult conflicts of interest, because it would be juggling the goals of protecting its investment portfolio with its traditional goals of promoting ...