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The good and the bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... fall. The financial sector problem remains but this time the US government debt is larger. The US dollar depreciates. US interest rates rise to attract funds and taxes are increased. The US economy goes into a downward spiral. The world economies go ...

Borrow from Peter to pay Paul

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... edgy over the fate of the US financial system and the broader economy, they would require more incentives (read higher interest rates) to continue lending money to America. Or the US Federal Reserve could simply engage its printing presses. Or they could ...

AIMA and IFSA respond to temp shorting ban

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
Hedge fund industry body AIMA is meeting today to discuss how ASIC's new shorting rules will impact Australian hedge funds while IFSA is due to release a statement about how the changes could affect redemptions and existing investment mandates. AIMA's ...

AMP taps first home saver market

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
AMP Banking is offering first home saver accounts (FHSAs) which boasts an 8 per cent interest rate per annum. AMP is launching the new account from the beginning of October, which will see borrowers pay an introductory variable interest rate of eight ...

AIG Australia insulated from US woes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... solvency. AIG Life in Australia has more than sufficient capital and reserves to meet our obligations to policyholders." Interest in AIG's home country liquidity crisis is sparked by the mega insurer being Australia's largest super fund group insurer ...

Moral hazard remains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... collapse on the financial system. Equities were whipsawed, first sliding on the US Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates on hold at 2 per cent before recovering on news reports that the US Treasury is considering taking over the American ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... insurance giant American International Group. The market also appeared encouraged by the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady despite the recent market turmoil, a move seen as a sign of confidence in a recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Challenger goes public

THE SHEET  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... 'BBB+/A-2' ratings assigned to Origin but moved the rating outlook to positive on the news that it had sold a 50 per cent interest in its Queensland coal seam gas reserves to ConocoPhillips and would enter into a joint venture for their development. ...

ASIC freezes $1m investor funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... alleges the funds are being used to make payments to existing investors that have been led to believe they represent interest returns on investments and are also being used to make payments to the defendants or associated trusts and companies. ASIC asserts ...

ASFA proposes asset classification standards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... classified as growth or as defensive". ASFA said there were strong arguments that assets where the super fund has an equity interest, eg they purchase a direct holding in an infrastructure project, be classified as growth investments. The compromise ...