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Still time to bid on 2007 signed team Manchester United jersey

Time is running out to bid on the signed 2007 Manchester United team jersey charity auction. The auction is being run by AIG Life who have made available the framed Manchester United soccer jersey* that has been signed by the entire 2007 Champions League ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
... while Rio Tinto lost $1.69 to $106.35. BHP fell after rumours it was sitting on the world's largest gold resource at Olympic Dam in South Australia proved misguided, after it released statistics on the mine in its annual report. The company revealed ...

Climate change to cost $50bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
Insurance premiums are set to rise after a new report predicted that insurance company losses could reach as much as $50 billion per year between 2010 and 2019, driven by a rise in natural disasters caused by climate change. The Hedging Climate Change ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... mixed, with oil and gold down on Friday. "There are a few rumours around that BHP Billiton may upgrade reserves at its Olympic Dam (copper-uranium) mine later this week, which seems to be lifting BHP as well as Rio Tinto. "There is also a degree of strength ...

AIG auctions ManU FC jersey for charity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
AIG Life is running a silent auction of a Manchester United soccer jersey that has been signed by the whole 2007 football team, with proceeds going to the Reach Foundation, a charity that works with young people around Australia. The Reach Foundation ...

Diversification under the microscope

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
With easy money gone following the sub-prime fallout, an industry expert has urged investors to re-assess how diversified their investment portfolios are and whether they can withstand further market volatility. Damien Crowley, general manager of adviser ...

Councils exposed

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
Almost a year ago, when local councils started developing an appetite for Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs) after tasting their higher yields, concerns were raised over their involvement these kind of riskier investments. Now, with many CDOs exposed ...

SEQUAL toughens 'no negative equity' rules

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
Reverse mortgage lenders group SEQUAL has released an improved code of conduct, tightening conditions on 'no negative equity guarantees' and providing better protection to retirees. The new minimum standards for the mandatory 'no negative equity guarantee' ...

Eclectic signs up to Hatfield Liptak

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
Hatfield Liptak Advisors has secured the rights to market and distribute local hedge fund Eclectic Capital Management both domestically and offshore. Melbourne based Eclectic Capital can provide investors with a transparent portfolio due to its dealings ...

Bear claws and database gremlins

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
Panicked bear-phobic investors and a dodgy database sent our market half way to a crash just before 2pm yesterday in one of its biggest losses in seven years. Not officially a Bear market, yesterday's mauling still managed to erase all of the gains ...