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Three wise economists

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
Hopeful signs that the squeeze on the credit markets is beginning to loosen gave Wall Street another leg up overnight. The Dow closed 4.7 per cent higher, the S&P 500 ended 4.8 per cent up and the Nasdaq rose by 3.4 per cent at the finish. It was the ...

Japan bank buys $11bn of Morgan Stanley

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) bought more than $11 billion in Morgan Stanley equity for a 21 per cent interest in the company, a deal that forms an alliance between the two firms to pursue corporate and investment banking opportunities. The ...

Moral hazard remains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
Volatile trading continued on Wall Street overnight as investors continued to digest the implications of the Lehman Brothers' collapse on the financial system. Equities were whipsawed, first sliding on the US Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest ...

Angels targeting SMEs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
Sub-prime pushed private equity out of the news but when it all settles down and the focus returns to building businesses, one sector that will get more attention is angel investing. Angel investors are like venture capital investors except they get ...

Govt creates super advisory

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
The federal government has created a Superannuation Advisory Group to provide technical expertise and consultation on relevant proposals within the superannuation industry. The Superannuation Advisory Group met at Parliament House in Canberra for the ...

CAAM dons emerging markets cap

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
From Russia to Brazil, Africa to India, emerging markets are outpacing their developed counterparts left, right and centre, and Credit Agricole Asset Management's (CAAM) Australian arm is the latest firm to capitalise on this sector's growth. Launched ...

Maragiannis joins CAAM

CrA(C)dit Agricole Asset Management Group (CAAM) has appointed Credit Suisse's former head of institutional business, John Maragiannis, as director of distribution. The appointment coincides with CAAM officially launching its first wholly owned subsidiary ...

Debenture devil in the detail

The high profile failures of debenture issuers such as Westpoint, Fincorp and Bridgecorp have prompted ASIC to release a consultation paper detailing tighter disclosure rules on debenture products. But is more disclosure enough to protect retail investors? ...

Credit Suisse head of insto departs

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2007
Credit Suisse's head of institutional business, John Maragiannis, has left the organisation. Maragiannis' is on annual leave until 24 April but he will not be returning to Credit Suisse. Dino Rebellato and Mark Oliver will assume Maragiannis' responsibilities ...

Credit Suisse adds to distribution management team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
Credit Suisse has announced the appointment of a new director, channel management and direct sales in asset management. Craig Mowll will step into the position and, along with the head of the institutional sales business, John Maragiannis, will spearhead ...