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De-stressing the stress test

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... was worried that they will be damned whatever the outcome of the test. Wall Street will be spooked and we will be back to square one. If most or all 19 banks pass and the tests would be seen as a give-away. Wall Street heads down? If most or all 19 banks ...

Treasure for trash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... result in capital losses, then write-offs and back to credit squeeze as they try to rebuild capital. Then we're back to square one. Next plan please.

Consolidation is not the answer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... evidence is saying that some funds have too few trustees, leading to an inability of their boards to think outside the square - contributing to low investment returns." "Even the funds that have the most trustees are achieving investment returns no worse ...

Symantec ramps up CSR

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... Symantec aims to reduce their CO2 emissions by 15 percent by fiscal year 2012 from a fiscal year 2008 baseline (on a per square foot basis). And while the company already gained a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... market but we're finding limits to the upside at the moment. "It looks like there are people who are long are willing to square some of their books up." BHP Billiton added $3.40, or 9.6 per cent, to $38.80 by 1217 AEST, rival Rio Tinto gained $5.29 ...

Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... be more. A huge and rising government fiscal deficit implies only one thing - rising interest rates. Then we are back to square one. In addition, US homeowners are rapidly handing back their keys to their banks. First the NINJAs (No Income, No Jobs or ...

CBA targets self managed super

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
Commonwealth Bank on Tuesday launched the first offerings from its new structured investments team, aimed squarely at trustees of self managed superannuation funds. Like a number of other financial institutions, CBA is hoping to take advantage of changes ...

Abu Dhabi opens investment doors

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... around half. Expected to contain both businesses and homes, the city's biggest island development, the $27 billion, 27 square-kilometre Saadiyat is also expected to house numerous tourist attractions, including a branch of the Guggenheim Museum - plus ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... less volatile movements up and down. "But saying that, it could change overnight: one bad announcement and it's back to square one." The big diversified miners were mixed after hitting record intraday highs yesterday amid speculation that Rio Tinto's ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
The Australian share market was over one per cent in the red at noon following a weak performance on Wall street and a decline in metals overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 1.19 per cent, or 84.0 points lower, at 5435.0, while ...