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Climate change rhetoric yet to match investor reality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
While the financial services industry acknowledges the significant long term risks posed by climate change, there are still tremendous gaps between rhetoric and reality of what investors are doing about it, reveals a major study just released by Finsia. ...

Patience is a virtue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... that financial Armageddon is nigh. Yesterday's concerted action by 6 of the world's major central banks - plus the Peoples Bank of China - on top of prior cuts by the RBA and the Hongkong Monetary Authority, were followed by interest rate reduction by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... Minerals Ltd chief executive Andrew Michelmore addresses the Australia-Britain Chamber of Commerce lunch at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Melbourne. Yesterday, the Australian share market shrugged off coordinated interest rate cuts by the world's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... at noon after world stock markets suffered another dizzying slide overnight as traumatised investors brushed aside central bank interest rate cuts aimed at boosting confidence. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 89 points, or 2.03 per cent ...

Fin lit survey highlights deficit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... financial literacy community programs including MoneyMinded and MoneyBusiness and savings programs, SaverPlus. According to the bank, 70 per cent of SaverPlus participants who completed the program three years ago continued to save at or above levels ...

HESTA appoints three

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
The $13 billion HESTA Super Fund has appointed two new executive managers and a compliance manager to its Melbourne office. The appointment of new Executive Managers - Member Advice and Member Education, brings an added 25 years' industry experience ...

Neuberger Berman pledges money guarantee

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
Lehman Brothers subsidiary Neuberger Berman Management has put up its hand to be a part of the US Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds. The trustee board of bankrupt Lehman Brothers' asset management arm, along with all other ...

The global recession we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... efforts to stem the global panic. The US Federal Reserve lowered the fed funds rate to 1.5 per cent, the European Central Bank dropped its repo rate to 3.75 percent, the Bank of England cut its base rate to 4.5 per cent, the Bank of Canada to 2.5 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... Expectations for October and the Australia Bureau of Statistics labour force data for September will be released. In equities, the Bank of Queensland releases its annual results. Companies holding annual general meetings include ARB Corporation Ltd ...

Hedge funds hit by shorting ban

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
More than half of Australian hedge fund managers, representing a total $24.7 billion in funds, said the short selling ban would materially impact their ability to implement their strategy, with six managers considering suspending or closing their fund's ...