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India: a country within a country

ALEX DUNNIN REPORTING FROM MUMBAI AND NEW DELHI AT THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... it was almost bankrupt just five years ago. "We used to have great faith in socialism especially when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister. But when her son Rajiv became Prime Minister he was less inclined and he lead the country to becoming much more lasse ...

JANA and InTech lead IC scoreboard

... international shares, with a return of 7.5 per cent over the year against its benchmark's 1.4 per cent. During the recent sub-prime led market derating, all consultants bar JANA finished in the red with a 1.4 per cent loss against the benchmark's 2.1 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... Group/Australian Constructors Association releases its construction outlook survey. Gunns Ltd, Goodman Fielder Ltd, Just Group Ltd, Prime Television Ltd, Challenger Financial Ltd and Gowing Brothers Ltd hold their annual general meetings. Goodman Group ...

Gen X and baby boomers clash on FP

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
The recent sub prime-related market re-rating has exposed a divide between how retirees and younger investors perceive the performance of their financial planner. According to the Lifeplan University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
... share market had lost nearly two per cent by midday today after a broker downgraded a major US institution related to suB-prime mortgage writedowns and lower base metal prices hit resource stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 114.4 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
... of the world's largest bank, Citigroup, fuelled renewed concerns it would report more write-downs from exposure to US sub-prime mortgages. In late afternoon trade, the Dow Jones industrial average had lost 183.07 points to 12,993.72 and the Standard ...

Macq targets Asian real estate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... to find more property opportunities. Illustrating this success, Franklin Heng, chief executive at Macquarie Pacific Star Prime REIT Management, said the Macquarie MEAG Prime REIT platform had acquired 10 properties representing $1.9 billion assets within ...

Intech alt fund posts 16pc

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... the year to end September. The absolute return, multi-manager fund delivered much of its performance during the recent sub-prime crisis, where it delivered positive returns at a time when the MSCI World Index hit negative territory. The fund also hit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... share market ended one per cent lower on Friday for the second straight day as the banks felt the pressure of lingering sub-prime mortgage problems in the US. The resource sector also weakened as commodity prices fell in overnight trade and investors ...

Sub-prime Godzilla tramples Japan

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
While US and European banks take an 'open-Kimono position' towards sub-prime losses, it's leaving Godzilla sized footprints on Japan's financial sector, crushing the $320 billion Mizuho merger and derailing a share-swap between Citigroup and Nikko Cordial. ...