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May sell or May stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
There is no doubt that today's media reports would - in one form or another - contain references to that old Wall Street adage, 'sell in May then go away'. Every time the fifth moon of the year is upon us, theories, studies and reports proving or disproving ...

Doors open for new ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... sector's dynamic and lower the barrier to new entrants. The company has released a brief statement overnight confirming media reports that it is scouting the market for buyers of iShares. London-based newspapers and the Wall Street Journal reported that ...

AMP Banking taps Cuscal ATM network

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... card services to super funds. Phil Hurley, general manager (customers) at Cuscal, said that contrary to initial media reports that consumers could be worse off, with suggestions some ATMs could charge as high as $10, is misleading. He said the government ...

Fortis bank $19.5bn bail-out 'stabilises' FIA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... US banking counterparts such as Lehman Brothers. Belgium's Prime Minister Yves Leterme also said in international media reports that the savings of the bank's deposit holders - with Belgians making up half of Fortis' five million retail clients - will ...

ASIC tightens short-selling rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... Germany, Switzerland, Ireland and Canada have either tightened their rules or are about to do so. But contrary to other media reports, the temporary ban doesn't mean that institutional and retail investors have to unwind their existing shorting positions. ...

TOWER and BNY Mellon clarify position

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... "negligible exposures to AIG and Lehman Brothers". Meanwhile, the Bank of New York Mellon announced, contrary to previous media reports, it is not one of the largest unsecured creditors of Lehman Brothers. "The Bank of New York Mellon's policy is not ...

Moment of truth

CAMERON BOGGS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... current market climate is that more members might start talking to their super fund because of all the persistent media reports about super fund losses. "In that context, anything that is a moment of truth is an opportunity to engage with our members," ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... softer in morning trade as speculation over Chinese interest in BHP Billiton eased. BHP yesterday did not confirm media reports that Chinese interests were poised to spend more than $US20 billion ($A21.55 billion) for a stake in the world's largest miner ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... there is more to come with the subprime fall out." A bright spot in the market were resources stocks which rose on media reports that Chinese state-owned Chinalco is looking to take a stake in the world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton. Shares in BHP rose ...

Austock teams with Cantor

... the group's managing director. In separate news, the company wrote a statement to the ASX this week responding to media reports that it has been contacted by ASIC regarding the current round of short-selling and alleged insider trading. "Austock [today] ...