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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... gained 20.87, or 0.70 per cent, to 3,016.75. TOKYO - Japanese shares rallied on Friday on renewed optimism about US president-elect Barack Obama's plans to revive the US economy and news of another capital injection for Bank of America. The benchmark ...

Jacobson departs Kaplan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... December 11 which became effective at the end of last year to "explore new opportunities". Kaplan Professional Asia Pacific president of operations, Mark Coggins, will manage the Australian operations while a replacement is being found. Jacobson was ...

Morgan Stanley and Citi to merge

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
... clients will be able to access both Morgan Stanley and Citi's investment networks and opportunities. Morgan Stanley co-president James Gorman will serve as chairman of the new entity, while Charles Johnston, who was most recently president of Citi's ...

Cognacs and chocolates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
... banking/financial/investment/brokerage/insurance business since the crisis. That is, it is going back to basics. George W. Bush in his last news conference as US President asked 'why did the financial collapse have to happen on my watch?' Depending on ...

Nordic pensions unite for ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009

The January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... wait until the end of the month to see what 2009 have in store in terms of equity market return. The inauguration of US President-elect Barack Obama this coming 20 January could set the stage for a market rebound that could last until the end of the ...

Nicholas-Applegate's 130/30 gets nod

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... uncertainty during September and October when the short selling bans were introduced," said John Hamer, senior vice president, client service and sales, Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management. "However they have now been lifted in the US, they are going ...

2009: The lost year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... 2010. The top central bankers meeting in Basel Switzerland came to the same conclusion yesterday. European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet -- wearing his cap as head of the Bank of International Settlements - declared before the forum that ...

Former State Street head jumps to RBC Dexia

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... region. Prior to his head of investment role, he was chief operating officer at State Street. Before that Travers was vice president in relationship management for the global investor services operations of Chase Manhattan Bank Sydney. He was also head ...

Bad tidings we bring

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... And what about the mother of all these problems? The US economy remains in dire straits as formally acknowledged by President-elect Obama and as indicated by the weekend's depressing payrolls report. The US Labor Department reported that the economy ...