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The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
There were some encouraging economic statistics released out of the US over the past two days. Is this the light at the end of the tunnel? Or an oncoming train's headlights? This is better explained by a scene in the 'Blues Brothers' movie where Jake ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 15 points at 3,617. In economic news on Thursday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its Financial Stability Review. RBA head of economic analysis Anthony Richards addresses the fourth Annual ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... cent, to $52.90. The banks were stronger. Westpac, the ASX's second biggest company, added 55 cents to $19.69, Commonwealth Bank added 94 cents to $35.32, National Australia Bank added 80 cents to $20.62 and ANZ gained 33 cents to $15.83. The energy ...

Sovereign adds two principals

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... Investment Research has appointed John Peterson and Helen Murdoch as principals. Peterson previously worked at the Reserve Bank between 1979 and 1983 and then joined Bankers Trust Australia. During his time at Bankers Trust Australia he worked across ...

We are the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
'Can I just add my voice to this. I think the prime minister is incredibly, is A-plus on these issues. If we did what he advises, we'll all be in a better place.' Malcolm, eat your heart out. This was US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner patting the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down 25 points at 3,579. In economic news on Wednesday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens delivers the Ian Little Memorial Lecture on "Public Policy and the Payments System". In ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... market was trading at a two-month high at noon, after US stocks surged on the government's plan to remove bad assets from bank balance sheets. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 51.8 points, or 1.46 per cent, at 3,602.1, while the broader ...

BT Super for Life hits 100,000 members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... funds." She said the group is looking to accelerate the growth of BT Super for Life by making it available to St.George and Bank SA customers by early next year. The BT Super for Life product was launched in October 2007 and in May last year the firm ...

Treasure for trash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... and the Nasdaq both jumped by 6.8 per cent. In a nutshell, the details involve the US Treasury launching a public-private Bank Rescue Plan program with US$75-US$100 billion of TARP money to buy toxic assets with expectations that this program could buy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 88 points at 3,641. In economic news on Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor of financial system Philip Lowe addresses the Cards & Payments Australasia 2009 conference. ...