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Rescuing the rescue package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
An eerie calm fell over Wall Street and European markets overnight as investors sat on the fence ahead of the US Senate's vote over the financial sector rescue package. The Senate is widely expected to rescue the rescue package but it would not become ...

CHOICE selects top FHSAs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
AMP Bank, NSW Teachers Credit Union (NTCU) and Victorian Teachers Credit Union (VTCU) are the three institutions that received the thumbs up in a new report on First Home Savers Accounts (FHSAs) by consumer body CHOICE. FHSAs are deposit savings accounts ...

Bill failed, what next?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
The Australian stockmarket lost $45 billion by noon after the US Congress rejected the proposed bail-out package, but local investment experts argue that we are nowhere close a doomsday scenario, in fact quite the contrary. Sharemarket expert Dale Gilham ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
Stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange could be in for a shellacking today, led down by the financial and resources sectors, after the US House of Representatives rejected a $US700 billion rescue package this morning. At 0809 AEST, the ...

LGSS affected by shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
ASIC's crackdown on short selling has left a profound impact across the local investment industry, including upsetting the investment strategy of the $5.5 billion Local Government Superannuation Scheme. Around eight to 10 per cent of LGSS' investment ...

More than 50 funds 'on hold' after shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
An S&P fund analyst said the ratings house's decision to put 57 funds on hold is "the best course of action" following the recent ban on short selling. Simon Scott, fund analyst at Standard & Poor's, said the ratings house was in the midst of a long/short ...

SMSFs maintain investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
A new survey revealed two thirds of self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are not changing their investment strategy despite almost half experiencing paper losses. The AMP Capital/Investment Trends 2008 SMSF Investor Report found 46 per cent of SMSFs ...

Banks not ready for Web 2.0

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
While many retail banks have toyed with the idea of using social networking sites to draw customers, a new study found many are still afraid that linking up their online services to third-party content poses a serious security threat. Datamonitor's ...

Lower, higher, steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
The latest reading from the Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index points to a slowdown in the Australian economy in the coming months, confirming the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) comments in the minutes of its 5 August Board meeting. The annual ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
This Week's Market Movers (18 - 22 Aug 2008) The dearth of key market moving factors indicates this week that financial market activity will continue to focus on the rapid appreciation of the US dollar against most major currencies and the decline in ...