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CalPERS may lose $947 million

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) may lose nearly $950 million from its investments in US housing crash-victim LandSource. CalPERS invested $947 million in US property developer LandSource, which recently filed for bankruptcy ...

Syndicated loan market contracts by half

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... in one measure of the restricted availability of corporate credit since the global credit crunch emerged in mid 2007. The Bank for International Settlements estimated the level of syndicated lending by Australian banks at US$10.7 billion during the March ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... merchandise trade data for May. ANZ Banking Group Ltd releases the May job advertisement survey while the National Australia Bank monthly business survey for May is due. On Friday, the Australian share market closed in positive territory for the first ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... 1,404.05. The Nasdaq Composite Index rallied 46.80 points, or 1.87 per cent, to 2,549.94. LONDON - UK stocks rose as the Bank of England kept interest rates on hold and Vodafone, which owns 45 per cent of Verizon Wireless, rose on its US counterpart's ...

Northward banks on top stocks

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... retail sector. Speaking at a breakfast briefing yesterday, Charles Brooks, investment specialist at the National Australia Bank Group-backed Northward Capital hammered home the importance of careful stock selection for above benchmark returns. "There's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... contract was 70 points lower to 5,549 on a volume of 11,287 contracts. Ord Minnett client advisor Tony Chidiac said US Reserve Bank chairman Ben Bernanke last night indicated inflation was a concern, which helped push the US dollar up. A stronger US ...

Goodbye fax, hello tech messaging

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... companies include Ausmaq, Barclays Global Investors, BNP Paribas Securities Services, HSBC Securities Services, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Macquarie Adviser Services, National Custodian Services, RBC Dexia Investor Services and Vanguard Investments Australia. ...

Govt outlines credit reg reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... released a green paper outlining how the States could transfer powers over mortgages, mortgage brokers, margin lending, non-bank lending and trustee companies to the Commonwealth. Senator Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, said ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... way, advancing 27 cents, or 1.32 per cent, to $20.65. Westpac gained 18 cents, or 0.83 per cent, to $21.97, Commonwealth Bank rose 41 cents, or 0.99 per cent, to $41.90 and National Australia bank added 17 cents, or 0.58 per cent, to $29.54. Takeover ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... Bureau of Statistics releases national accounts data for the March quarter and the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index for May is revealed. The Australian share market lost ground yesterday, weighed down ...