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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... financial firms, Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual. In a volatile session that saw gains and losses reverse several times, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended with a modest decline of 11.72 points, or 0.10 per cent, at 11,421.99. The tech-heavy ...

Stagflation policy conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
Desperate times need desperate measures. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) announced a surprise 50 basis point reduction in its benchmark interest rate as the domestic economy looks increasingly headed for a recession. With recession staring the ...

Is offshore investment necessary?

... diversification benefits for Australian investors allocating a portion of their portfolio to US equities are not constant. Other times, particularly when influences are global in nature, diversification appears to be meaningless. This begs the question ...

NAB Group Super axes cash plus

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... Trustee acknowledges that the Fund does not fully cater for those members looking for a fully defensive strategy during times of volatility and downturns in investment markets," was the reason cited for the change. Members who hold investments in the ...

India tech giant opens local devt base

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... group's expansion, Pereira said that it actually helped them generate more revenues. "Our business is counter-cyclical...in times like these when the markets are quite turbulent, there are more companies looking to transform their businesses [to be more ...

Advisers snub commission-free ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... firm said ETFs are valued throughout the trading day like a share and could be bought and sold in much the same settlement times, unlike managed funds which may not be priced and traded at the same speed. However, CommSec warned there is a currency risk ...

Credit investors put bond issuers on notice

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... any support locally. Mottolini said a number of these criticisms were unfair and that Wesfarmers acted correctly at all times. But he did concede that the company had rushed some things during the Coles transaction and, with hindsight, could have done ...

Peak oil bigger problem than climate change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... said Dunlop. Highlighting why rising demand contrasted against falling supply is economically unsustainable, The New York Times is today reporting that oil production is now falling at all of the major Western oil companies and that they are "finding ...

The saga continues

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... also flared after JP Morgan release a report declaring that Lehman Brothers will post a $4 billion credit writedown - three times more than expectations. A report from Goldman Sachs added to the gloom. Goldman Sachs reported that American Insurance Group ...

Super marketing with grunt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... typical under 30s mainstream magazine. GESB also took home an award for its 'Feed Your Super' campaign, which attracted three times more member co-contributions than the fund expected. Against a target of $6 million in co-contributions, the super fund's ...