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ASIC suspends WA AFSL

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... receiver manager of Cottesloe based business, Concentric Wealth Management and Concentric Financial Planning by St. George Bank and St. George Finance which are owed roughly $1.2 million. An ASIC delegate suspended the businesses licence after it deemed ...

Markets are a public good: PM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... full disclosure and analysis of balance sheet and off-balance sheet exposures," he said. The prime minister said the central bank in each country should have responsibility for financial system stability and the IMF should embed "globally agreed best ...

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
Volatility ruled financial market activity last week as investors ignored economic data and focused on developments surrounding the US Treasury/Federal Reserve negotiations with Congress over their proposed bail-out package. Equity and bond markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... took much of the market lower. The Dow rose 121.07 points, or 1.10 per cent, to 11,143.13. Gains by JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America Corp gave support to the 30-stock index. Most of the advance came late in the session as traders placed bets that ...

Macq to sell investment lending arm

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... division will try to ride the tough markets, the credit crunch has taken its toll on one of its key rivals with Macquarie Bank in talks to find a partner for its $3 billion loan book. In an ASX statement, Macquarie said it is in discussions with a number ...

Ex-Intech CEO joins Deloitte

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... actuarial superannuation advisers Buttler Walker and high profile principal Wayne Walker in 2006. Monaghan is the former Deutsche Bank's Asia Pacific chief operating officer for asset management and private banking out of Tokyo. He will be using his ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... said. "Most of the banks are doing well and the financial sector is up about half a per cent." At 1204 AEST, Commonwealth Bank was up 55 cents, or 1.25 per cent, to $44.60, National Australia Bank had gained 34 cents, or 1.36 per cent, to $25.33, ANZ ...

The Cambridge Strategy appoints currency expert

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... market making in THB and MYR forwards where, during the Asian financial crisis, she helped achieve record profits for the bank. Before HSBC, she worked in the Australian interest rate markets for over a decade, primarily with BNZ, where she was the No.1 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... negative weight on the overall market today. "That's why we are not in positive territory." At 1215 AEST, the Commonwealth Bank had gained 29 cents, or 0.66 per cent, to $44.49, National Australia Bank had lost three cents, or 0.12 per cent, to $25.57 ...

AEGON takes Lehman Bros hit

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... confident in AEGON's ability to weather the challenging market environment," he said. AEGON does not hold common equity in the bank, the firm stressed.