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October mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
Financial market trading activity in October ended as it began - with so much volatility. Investors' consensus interpretation of economic reports, government announcements and central bank decisions determined entry and exit into equities, currencies ...

Seesaw Margery Daw

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
'See Saw Margery Daw Johnny Wall Street shall have a new master He It shall earn but a penny a day Because he the Fed can't work any faster.' The market giveth and the market taketh away. Isn't it funny how yesterday's big rally on Wall Street was attributed ...

Yen caught in crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
Now it's the Japanese yen's turn. The current financial crisis that started in the US sub-prime sector and had been strangling the stock and money markets is now morphing into an exchange rate problem. Increased risk aversion and the unwinding of yen ...

Catholic Super enhances insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Catholic Super members can now claim 43 per cent more on basic death and death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover at no extra cost after the fund upgraded its insurance service with TOWER Australia. The negotiated insurance service means ...

MLC upgrades its group insurance suite

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
MLC is raising the bar in group insurance, providing super funds with more insurance options at no extra cost. MLC's salary continuance benefits now cover 10 specific illnesses, which means members can receive double benefits for up to six months. For ...

Hedge funds slam ban extension

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
The hedge fund industry has condemned the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) decision to extend the ban on short selling on non-financial stocks, declaring it will have "severe and immutable long-term effects". ASIC extended the ...

CSAM opens commodity fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
Credit Suisse Asset Management is to offer its enhanced commodity fund to the retail and institutional market as a way for investors to gain returns that are uncorrelated to equity markets. The Credit Suisse Enhanced Commodity Fund was launched roughly ...

Time to buy Aus shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
It's time to invest in Australian shares and stop waiting on the sidelines for volatility to subside, according to Paul Fiani, head of equities at Integrity Investment Management. "A year ago taxi drivers were giving you stock tips, which is always ...

Property downturn over: RP Data

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
The bear run of the residential property market is at an end, marked by the surprise slashing of interest rates by the RBA this week, claims RP Data. According to national RP Data property research director Tim Lawless, the residential market has now ...

Patience is a virtue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Another day, another record on Wall Street - a record fall that is - as a new day brings fresh news that financial Armageddon is nigh. Yesterday's concerted action by 6 of the world's major central banks - plus the Peoples Bank of China - on top of ...