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Custodians to play bigger role on risk mgmt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... that JP Morgan is focusing on is providing 'richer' data on counterparty reporting, particularly after last year's Wall Street meltdown highlighted the importance of managing and monitoring counterparty risk. Perry said, however, that building the right ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open lower after shares on Wall Street slid again on Monday. All three key Wall Street indices were down, as were oil, gold and silver. Copper was up, however. At 0757 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said. "We're still very much on the back foot after a fairly weak session on Wall Street on Friday night," Ms Spencer said. "Resources are probably taking much of the brunt today but it's really right across the board." ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... market is likely to open flat with the SPI contracts slightly higher and after a weak lead from the US. Oil was down on Wall Street on Friday, although precious metals were higher, with gold closing over $US1,000 at the close of floor trading on the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... points weaker at 3,363 on a volume of 9,057 contracts. "We do have financial stocks down after a pretty poor session on Wall Street last night," CMC Markets market analyst David Taylor said. A lack of detailed information in the US government's economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
The Australian share market again has received mixed leads from overseas overnight, with Wall Street indices down, precious metals lower, but copper and oil both were higher. At 0722 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was ...

Moral hazard on Main Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... can! In trying to make this slogan come true, US President Barack Obama has taken the concept of moral hazard from Wall Street to Main Street. Just one day after he signed his autograph on a piece of paper turning the US$787 billion stimulus plan into ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
Australian markets have received mixed leads. While Wall Street was slightly higher in late-afternoon trade, precious metals were higher, copper was up, too, but crude oil ended up lower. At 0709 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures ...

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 ...