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Greater fool with no shorts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... final details of the US administration's proposal. The US Congress may be worried about the long -term repercussions of the huge amount of taxpayers' money that is required to salvage the financial system, but at the same time individual members have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 188.8 points, or 4.06 per cent, to 4840.7. NEW YORK - Wall Street extended a huge rally on Friday as investors stormed back into the market, relieved by government plans to restore calm to the financial system ...

No jump in client meetings: Business Health

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... higher. "We thought intuitively perhaps to see an increase given it is a bit tougher out there now. But we're not seeing a huge jump," he said. "I think a lot of time is being spent by advisers on back office type activity, remodelling and planning - ...

FPA signs 10 to PI service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... our service until the cycle of PI renewal later this financial year. So, 10 bound policies at this point in the cycle is a huge success," said Sanders. Grahame Evans, Professional Investment Service (PIS) managing director, said although the group is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... decided to cut crude production, but Wall Street managed to lift after ailing US investment bank Lehman Brothers unveiled huge writedowns. In London, the FTSE 100 index finished down 49.4 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 5,366.2. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX ...

One step forward, two steps back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... Lehman Brothers. It is hoped that the takeover would provide the Lehman with the capital infusion it needs after posting huge losses related to US housing market downturn and the credit crunch that ensued. This is a complete reversal of the market's ...

Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... uncertain and dependent on the speed at which these GSE's recover. The Treasury has promised US$200 billion - it could be more. A huge and rising government fiscal deficit implies only one thing - rising interest rates. Then we are back to square one. ...

ETS is upside down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... have no option but to reduce our greenhouse gas footprint and he is concerned the ETS as it's currently designed will impose huge structural costs on the economy without any significant impact on our overall emissions. "Already we have seen pressure ...

Three steadies and a cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... are the major reports due out. Capital spending is forecasts to show a 0.2 per cent increase in the second quarter after a huge 4.9 per cent drop in the first. Meanwhile, labour cash earnings for July are expected to increase by 0.3 per cent, following ...

Future Fund is $652m richer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... approach before we start working about a particular pool of money in a particular environment." "I think that there is a huge opportunity for us to be courageous and say 'What do we want to be - more of the same or something different?', And we are going ...