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Moral hazard remains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
Volatile trading continued on Wall Street overnight as investors continued to digest the implications of the Lehman Brothers' collapse on the financial system. Equities were whipsawed, first sliding on the US Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest ...

Alternatives charter assoc heads Down Under

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
The rise and rise of alternative assets is pushing the need for specialists trained in the sector, said Craig Asche, chief executive of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIAA) when he visited Australia last week. Asche said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to gain after US equities rose. Gold miners may decline after the precious metal fell overnight. At 0737 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract was 88 points higher ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to decline after US equities fell on worries about accelerating inflation. Resource stocks may slip after commodities including oil and gold declined overnight. At 0735 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the ...

Pure commodities funds win ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
Climbing commodity prices have pioneered the establishment of pure commodity funds and a debut Standard and Poor's rating for three new products. Ratings house Standard & Poor's Fund Services recently assigned four-star ratings to three new pure commodity ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
The Australian equities market powered ahead at noon as rising optimism about the troubled US financial sector helped boost local banking stocks. At 1205 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had spiked 154.5 points, or 3.18 per cent, to 4994.4, while ...

Ascalon buys 50pc stake in Sigrun

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
Ascalon Capital Managers continues its strategy to buy strong financial services firms, after purchasing a 50 per cent equity stake in high conviction investment manager, Sigrun Asset Management. Sigrun is a quant manager that uses behavioural finance ...

ATO sends warning to super fund trustees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is warning financial advisers and accountants to ensure their clients aren't moving assets into their funds and failing to report the total value of their portfolio to avoid raising their tax costs. Michael D'Ascenzo ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
The Australian share market was slightly lower at noon as weakness among the major banks outweighed strength among oil and resources stocks flowing from higher prices for oil and most base metals. Austock senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said ...

Pentafin recruits ex-Macq head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
Financial solutions provider Pentafin has appointed the former director and head of sales and marketing at Macquarie Bank's consumer finance division to spearhead the group's ambitious expansion plans. Stephen Karrasch brings over 20 years experience ...