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Liquidity evaporates

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
... those that aren't, are shunning the whole sector. "The result is that Banks are scrambling to make sure they have more than enough cash to fund themselves and their clients."

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
... solid... It will be very good and it's to be hoped that it does put a brake on these falls. It will help. I just hope it helps enough." Despite continued strength in metals prices overnight, the miners followed the overall market down. The world's biggest ...

Private equity, hedge funds at risk

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... the worldwide financial system "suspension bridge." He said that while the current global financial structure was strong enough to withstand weakening US house prices and a few sub-prime issues, the markets had to worry about "whether we are reaching ...

From rooster to feather duster

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... casualty. Private equity group Kolberg Kravis and Roberts is rumoured to be postponing its IPO plans and has failed raise enough to fund a buy-out for British retailer Boots. Former roosters of the housing boom, those who had most handsomely profited ...

Economic balancing act

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
... expect underlying inflation to come in at around 0.7 per cent or 2.5 per cent year on year, which is possibly not strong enough to warrant another rate hike. On one hand our record-breaking Aussie dollar is inflicting pain on exporters. On the upside ...

Investor responsibility key to governance: Regnan

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
... attitudes had changed recently, investors still needed to learn the link between values and value, and had not been asking enough searching questions about health and safety and other governance issues. "When I'm out there talking to CEO's, one of their ...

Hiking partners: Aussie dollar and Kiwi inflation

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
... "Some of the cracks beneath the surface of the other data (i.e. falling housing activity rather than prices) will not be enough to offset RBNZ concerns over persistently elevated non-tradables inflation." With domestic inflation refusing come down from ...

Economic round-up: Mortgage meltdown misery

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2007
... mortgage backed securities. To make matters worse ratings agencies Moody's and Standard and Poor's have finally both said 'enough', although many believe their reaction is late in coming. Moody's have downgraded 399 residential mortgage backed securities ...

BankWest throws a barbie

As if high interest bearing savings accounts and low rate loans weren't good enough, BankWest organised a free sausage sizzle at a local bank branch opening to attract new customers. The group organised the sausage sizzle last Friday as part of the ...

NZ investors hooked on high yield

... and New Zealand recently, investors have lost over a billion dollars chasing higher returns without concerning themselves enough with the credit rating of the institutions," said Bryan Inch, head of financial services for Rabobank Australia and New Zealand. ...