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Sub-prime kills UBS profits, jobs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Investment giant UBS has announced it expects a third quarter loss of up to $760 million, job cuts of up to 1,500 for the year and up to $3.85 billion worth of write downs stemming from its sub-prime related holdings. The group has warned it expects ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower today after a weak lead from Wall Street, as surging oil prices and a tumbling dollar rekindled inflation worries. At 0810 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September Share Price Index was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket started the week in full stride, after US President George Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured US investors they would work to rectify recent market troubles. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

CommInsure in $1.2b insurance bonanza

Commonwealth Bank-owned insurance giant CommInsure will reward around 40,000 of its clients with $1.2 billion in extra life insurance cover under a new loyalty bonus scheme. The Loyalty Bonus Benefit scheme is for customers who have maintained their ...

Erste Bank signs SimCorp for fund platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
SimCorp Dimension has scored a major coup after it signed a funds management and administration IT contract with Erste Bank, one of the largest financial services group in Central and Eastern Europe. The Austrian banking giant will use SimCorp as its ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
The Australian share market remained sharply lower at noon, after being dragged down by a US market still racked with fear about the fall out in the US sub-prime mortgage sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index shed 165.4 points, or 2.68 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
The Australian share market continued to climb at noon, buoyed by stronger international markets including the US, but held back slightly by yesterday's interest rate rise. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had jumped 23.6 points to 6124.4 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
Australian stocks will continue to climb in early trading, if the Futures are a guide, buoyed by stronger international markets and shaking off yesterday's interest rate rise. At 0752 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
The Australian share market continued its recovery this morning, after US equities rallied overnight, but experts say more volatility is to come. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had shot up 35.2 points to 6047 while the All Ordinaries increased ...

Green light over red tape

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
The hints haven't exactly been subtle, but State Governments are finally moving to fast-track more than $40 billion in infrastructure projects. We've had serious customer complaints from our biggest Japanese commodities buyers including Nippon Steel ...