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Baracking for the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... Obama delivered his speech, the Conference Board released a report showing that US consumer confidence fell to 25 in February - the lowest since data started to be collected 41 years ago. And as he was delivering his speech, reports showed that US existing ...

Capital protected products gain popularity

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
An increasing number of fund managers are introducing capital protection to their products, with one of the early providers enjoying a 50 per cent spike in new applications month-on-month. One good example is AXA's North capital protection product - ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
The Australian market has received a strong lead from Wall Street, although precious metals were down. Copper and oil both were up, however. At 0808 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 70 points HIGHER at 3,385. In economic ...

Nationalisation - that ugly word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
Been there, done that. More money poured and promised to be poured into the economic and financial systems have not convinced equity markets that the 'beginning of the end' of the global financial crisis is nigh. US President Barack Obama declared these ...

ASIC catches short sale bungle

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
ASIC has stopped Sydney-based investment firm, Droga Capital, from short selling for three months after the company's director tried to sell mining shares he did not own. ASIC alleges the firm's sole director Daniel Droga, on behalf of Droga Capital ...

Mercer buys Callan Associates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
Mercer strengthens its investment consulting business further after it acquired Callan Associates, one of the largest consulting firms in the US. Based in San Francisco, Callan Associates provides research, education, decision support and advice for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
The Australian share market has received a strongly negative lead from Wall Street securities trading, although precious metals were up. Copper and oil were down. At 0710 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 67 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
The Australian share market has received no leads from the US, with Wall Street closed for a public holiday. At 0737 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was two points higher at 3,500. In economic news today, the Reserve ...

Plusses and minuses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... profitability, export sales and employment all remained in negative territory. One ray of sunshine, the survey was done early in February - before the RBA rate cut and the second fiscal stimulus announcement. The previous two dot points do not augur ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher as European and US stocks rebounding from yesterday's big sell-offs to register modest gains. At 0825 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 13 points at ...