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Neuberger Berman pledges money guarantee

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
Lehman Brothers subsidiary Neuberger Berman Management has put up its hand to be a part of the US Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds. The trustee board of bankrupt Lehman Brothers' asset management arm, along with all other ...

Look out below

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
'This is a once in a half century, probably once in a century type of event.' (Alan Greenspan). Are we headed for a repeat of the global depression of the 1930s? This might sound too alarmist but indeed, quite a possibility as one giant US financial ...

Back to school on finance

BlackRock's chief executive Laurence Fink and his wife Lori have donated US$10 million to UCLA to fund academic research that could help explain the changing world of finance post sub-prime. Fink is an alumnus of UCLA and is currently the chair of UCLA's ...

Insurance that gives and gives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
Lakeside Consultants subsidiary Charity Life and Tower Australia have joined forces to develop a life insurance policy that enables the member to donate to charity at no extra cost. Launched in December last year, Charity Life provides a straight term ...

ING PEAL pledges $10m to Wolseley

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
ING Private Equity Access Limited (ING PEAL) has committed $10 million to Wolseley Partners' next private equity fund, which is aimed at the mid-sized deal space of the sector. ING PEAL will be lending its financial backing to the Wolseley Partners ...

IIFA pledges global reporting standards

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
The International Investment Funds Association has vowed to support development of a better investment fund reporting system at its 21st annual meeting, which concluded in Sydney last Friday. The 76 delegates, representing 35 different national investment ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
The impact of the drought on the Australian economy is set to worsen and the government has just revised up its forecasts noting that the summer crop is likely to be the worst in more than two decades with a reduction of the order of about 60 per cent. ...

Rate rise drives home loan innovation

... to deliver a competitive advantage," he said. "A good example is the introduction of 100 per cent home loans and family pledge home loans where parents can go guarantor for their children to buy a home." But Bromley does not think that today's expected ...

Labor's super plans costly, complex and a disincentive: Liberals

The Liberal Party has attacked Labor's plans to phase out superannuation contributions tax for some people as "extraordinarily complex and costly." Assistant Treasurer, Mal Brough, said yesterday that Labor's plan to phase out the contributions tax ...

Sunsuper bankroll Carnegie Wylie's alternative assets

Sunsuper has pledged $200 million in a joint venture with financial services firm, Carnegie, Wylie & Company to invest in local and international alternative assets. Sunsuper Chief Executive Officer, Don Luke, said the partnership will allow investors ...