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Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... would be harmful to economic growth and job creation. That is why we have taken these actions." With these statement, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced the 'de facto'nationalisation of the country's two mortgage giants - Fannie Mae and Freddie ...

Saved by the Fed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... US government - a move that brought fast relief to the credit markets. After more than a month of deliberations, the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will all take the lead role in ensuring Fannie Mae and Freddie ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... advertisements data for August. In Canberra, the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) announces details of a Treasury bond tender. In Perth, Bonaparte Diamond Mines NL, ABM Resources NL and Mount Burgess Mining NL are scheduled to hold general ...

SmartStream on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... also looking for domain experts to deliver the firm's products and services, including cash and liquidity management, treasury confirmations and trade process management which will be rolled out locally in the coming months. AMP and ING currently implement ...

Econocrats pour cold water on mortgage agency

... when market conditions settle securitisation will pick up again." Jim Murphy, executive director of the markets group at Treasury told the committee that "Treasury strongly disagrees with this in that the treasurer has ruled out establishing a government ...

US ETF appetite strong

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... year, almost half the number of new ETFs launched in the corresponding period last year. The report also found assets in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities ETFs and commodity ETFs increased 39 per cent and 34 per cent respectively over the first ...

Protect super savings: PwC survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... survey found investment managers expected superannuation fees to reduce by 10 to 15 basis points over the next few years. Treasury estimates the average cost of superannuation is 1.25 per cent per annum, yet investment management fees varied between ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... 16.68 points to 1,267.38. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite declined 4.17 points to 2,325.55. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury bond fell to 3.979 per cent from 4.048 per cent Wednesday and that on the 30-year bond dropped to 4.603 per cent from 4.638 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite advanced 10.10 points to 2,329.72. Bond prices declined as the yield on the 10-year US Treasury bond increased slightly to 4.048 per cent from 4.044 per cent Tuesday and that on the 30-year bond rose to 4.638 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... 28.83 points to 1,263.20. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite advanced 55.41 points to 2,319.62. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury bond increased to 4.044 per cent from 4.018 per cent and that on the 30-year bond to 4.622 per cent from 4.614 per cent. ...