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This too shall pass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... range of more than 7 percent - before finally ending the day up by 1.3 per cent. Although there are indications that liquidity is continuing to trickle, there are also growing fears that the recession will be deeper and prolonged. There are some who ...

Grant Samuel Epoch tops global shares survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... cash flow profiles will hold up. "If you believe in what's going on in the market place, that there's a shortage of liquidity available, then it would lead you to focus on companies that have very strong cash flow...you want companies with a view to ...

Challenger squeezes redemptions

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... Plus Trust will now implement the new policies, which will see the volume of redemptions processed matched against the liquidity generated by maturing of the fund's loan assets. "This decision is a necessary and prudent response to a material increase ...

The luckier country

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... by 43.3 per cent. During the same timeframe, Australia's All Ordinaries index declined by almost 36 per cent as the liquidity crisis that was 'made in America' makes its presence felt in every corner of the globe. Continued lowering in Libor reset rates ...

Period of cleansing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
Where's a poor investor going to look? On the right, there are hopeful signs that liquidity is starting to trickle. On the left, the number of countries falling into an economic recession is increasing. Over the past few days, equity market rallies ...

Future Fund posts 1.81pc first quarter loss

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... quarter saw Australian and global equity market indices fall in the region of 11 per cent driven by concerns about the liquidity and solvency of the global banking system. This outweighed the stable performance of our large cash holding," he said. "As ...

UN staff pension in "safe" hands

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... "In the short term, the fund is practically unaffected by the current market conditions and I have no concerns about liquidity for the payment of benefits," he said. "The gap between contribution income and benefit payments is very small compared to ...

Fidelity gears for reflation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... activity to higher levels by manipulating monetary policy, which is what's happening now when central banks started pumping liquidity back into the market and governments are cutting interest rates.

AIG secures extra A$54bn in liquidity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
The future of AIG Life Australia might be assured, but the US government has been forced to extend the lifeline extended to AIG in the US by another A$54 billion. The new arrangement is being structured through a securities lending agreement where the ...

When five become one: AUI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... investment terms for several years, because we believe it is in the best interests of investors, providing improved liquidity and diversification, better capital management outcomes, and reduced income volatility. Another advantage, said Hession lies ...