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Councils take action on CDOs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
... more conservatism and councils will be happy to accept cash returns again," said Gold. "Meanwhile, those who are crafty enough or have the cash will be taking them out, and in some cases, even the product originators themselves." "I think it's going ...

Client service before compliance: Bradley

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... for this guaranteed growth the industry has been handed on a plate. Indeed I ask whether the new investor regimes go far enough?" Bradley said. "The strength of the regulatory changes made so far has not been fully tested - but I fear it will be very ...

Too little too late

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... US and local commentators agree President George Bush's $US150 billion ($171 billion) rescue package have not gone far enough to allay investor fear that a weakening US and, possibly, global economy would reduce corporate earnings. Not surprisingly ...

BNY Mellon scores first NZ mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... trusted advisers for advice and guidance in the different asset classes they are looking to invest in - and we were fortunate enough to come up as one of the top firms in the asset class Auckland was looking for." Gruver says the company has had its ...

We'll cut rates again if we have to: US Fed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... October as energy prices increased significantly; core inflation also rose but remained moderate." And if that isn't bad enough, the minutes went on to describe 50 per cent cumulative falls in the leading indicator sector of construction which pushed ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
... overnight after disappointment there that the US Federal Reserve's quarter of a percentage point rate cut was not aggressive enough. "The markets have taken that news quite badly," Mr Wacher said. As well softer commodity prices overnight, especially ...

Singapore and ME fund swoop on UBS

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
... situation with their recently announced bail-out and aggressive interest rate intervention. The capital injection is more than enough to offset the UBS write down of US$10 billion in the value of its holdings of sub-prime, collateralised debt obligations ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... at noon after spending all morning in positive territory, as a mixed lead from New York and firmer base metals were not enough to boost the market. At 1215 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 10.6 points lower, at 6522.5, while the All Ordinaries ...

Investors want to unpack asset-backed transactions

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... of 20 points over swap but another was trading at 100 points over. "Transparency is lacking on a number of fronts. Not enough is known in some cases about the pool of assets underlying the security. The absence of information about the price of the security ...

Planners need to shape up: Corbett

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
... conflicts of interest. He said the level of proficiency and education financial planners need to provide advice was not high enough. "There are a lot of people in your industry who are not trained effectively, people that would like to call themselves ...