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For those about to hit rock bottom, we salute you

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... every time the band tours the world's economy goes into meltdown. "Last night came final and irrevocable proof that the country is entering tough economic times, unseen since the 80s: AC/DC have returned to the top of the album charts for the first time ...

CFS, ING and APN freeze access to $6bn in capital

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Colonial First State, ING and APN Funds Management have joined the ranks of the country's leading mortgage funds that have suspended redemptions in the wake of the Government's guarantee on banking deposits, locking up more than $6 billion of investor ...

Macq launches EM infrastructure fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
... macro analysis segments of the fund, said the strategy is broken down into three areas - net exposure recommendation, country weightings, and country exclusion. "We're responsible for recommending a net exposure based on where we think the macro risks ...

I'll have what she's having

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
... Pain for the business sector is pain for the ordinary taxpayer. And in this world of global interdependence, pain in one country is pain in another. Who would think that the collapse of one sector of the US economy - the subprime market - could melt ...

Mortgage trusts face crisis of confidence

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
The fate of the country's $23 billion mortgage trust sector is in the hands of the more than 150,000 investors who now have to decide whether to stay put or bail out before more mortgage trusts freeze redemptions. The federal government's bank deposit ...

The luckier country

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... Kingdom, among others. But despite this benign forecast for Australia, there is still a risk that into a recession the country could stumble. The rising price of commodities - which helped underpin growth over the past few years - has reversed. Similarly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... released today. In equities news, BHP Billiton will release first quarter results. Heritage Building Society, retailer Country Road Ltd, Macquarie Infrastructure Group and Asciano Group will hold annual general meetings. AWB will hold a general meeting ...

AMP saves more in pension

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... to Rainmaker Data, with its Flexible Lifetime - Allocated Pension product, the fifth largest retirement product in the country with $5 billion in assets. Andrew Hobern, AMP director in Personal Wealth Management said the changes, which will come into ...

ANZ to become top four bank in Vietnam

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... to establish an ANZ-owned bank in Vietnam which will enable us to significantly expand the services we provide in the country," said Smith. ANZ Vietnam chief executive Thuy Dam has been appointed general manager of the new entity, ANZ Bank Vietnam Ltd ...

PIS creates NZ advice giant

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... financial position as it considers other potential mergers and purchases. PIS NZ general manager, David Keys, will remain the country's general manager of the merged entity while Newpark chief executive, Darren Gannon was appointed head of life risk. ...