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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
... of things that seems to be pretty good," he said. "The ANZ set the scene today with their announcements and that has affected the other banking stocks." He said the big players in infrastructure and building capped some losses. "CSR is up seven cents ...

Councils take action on CDOs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
... McLernon, executive director of IMF Australia told ABC's Inside Business this week that 35 to 40 councils have so far been affected by the massive devaluation of Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs). The New South Wales' Wingecarribee Shire Council ...

MFS seeks name change to GEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... separation that exists between [ASX listed] MFT and MFS". The groups' business structure and cultural focus will not be affected by the name change. The required regulatory approvals for the name change are being sought before the proposal is put to ...

IPOs hit by market uncertainty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... had dropped from 77 per cent in 2006 to 52 per cent in 2006. "The increasingly adverse market conditions particularly affected the diversified financials and real estate sectors. The demise of RAMS was the most spectacular example, but more than half ...

World growth to drop by one-fifth, but no US recession: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... relative terms, "growth in emerging market countries that are heavily dependent on capital inflows could be particularly affected, while the strong momentum of domestic demand in some emerging market countries provides upside potential." The uncertainty ...

Asia's de-coupling is on track

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... recession than 2001. While exports and profits will arguably drop, many economists believe Asia will be considerably less affected than in previous American downturns due to much healthier macroeconomic fundamentals in the region. Contrary to the censensus ...

Perpetual FUM falls by $700m

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... clients. Perpetual group executive - equities, Emilio Gonzalez, said the movements of the markets, and investor confidence affected by global wipe-downs and more recently, the Centro debt-refinancing fiasco, contributed to the December slump. "Flows ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
... volume of 12,522 contracts. ABN Amro Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said mixed messages from the US last night had affected the local market. "There was a very high trading range on the Dow last night, which I think has put our market a bit in ...

Planners need to shape up: Corbett

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
... $25,000 and I found that my doctor got a $5,000 fee from referring me to that specialist, you think my confidence maybe affected a little bit? Of course it would," he said. He said the FPA needed to establish higher levels of financial planning credentials ...

Deck the halls with interest rate hikes

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
... instead busy buying household goods (up 1.6 per cent), and recreational goods (up 1.0 per cent). And of course drought affected food prices are escalating, accounting for a 1.3% increase in the data. Department stores and clothing & soft goods retailing ...