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Bad, bad day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... overnight - big time with its tree major stock indices - Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq - scoring their worst 1-day fall since early August. This wasn't supposed to happen. QE2 is coming, it's almost a done deal, it would make right everything that's wrong. ...

Not proud of Storm involvement: Norris

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... the end of August and that it would pay for the cost of legal and financial advice for its affected customers. In early August, the bank announced customers affected by the collapse of the firm would be given another month's reprieve to pay their interest ...

Asset completes investment review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... and given out to four existing managers - Tyndall, Quest, Integrity and Alleron. This transition was completed in early August 2009 and brings the total number of Australian equity managers from six to five. "These last two transitions have completed ...

Challenger goes public

THE SHEET  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... Corporation raised a further NZ$175 million in New Zealand after adding NZ$325 million to its September 2017 kauri issue in early August. This latest top-up takes outstandings to NZ$875 million. Both Fitch Ratings and S&P issued bulletins on Origin Energy. ...

Boost savings and cut interest rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... savings and the national savings issue will be one of the hot topics to be debated at IFSA's annual conference in early August," said Gilbert. The report confirmed that household saving in Australia have fallen over the last decade placing Australia ...

Credit crunch shows banks still lead the system

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
... said Reserve Bank governor are Glenn Stevens in a speech yesterday. "When investor attitudes changed abruptly in early August, asset-backed commercial paper markets around the world virtually came to a standstill, forcing many of these vehicles to tap ...

New PDS cuts to the chase

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
... overwhelming customers and making it difficult for them to find the information they really want to know," he said. In early August the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) found 10 per cent of super fund members failed to read the PDS ...

HOSTPLUS finds its bare feet

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... long-term campaign and member education seminars. The campaign, called Kerching Kerching, will launch in late July or early August, and will be spearheaded by a yet to launch website www.kerchingkerching.com.au. Pape would also write columns and editorials ...

AMP shares placed in trading halt in NZ

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... New Zealand by the end of this year. AMP shares have plunged from NZ$15 in December to a record low of NZ$4.85 in early August.

Morning market wrap: US stocks continue to slide

... Nasdaq closed 25.2 points (1.4%) lower at 1,792.1. Earlier in London the FTSE 100 fell to the lowest level since early August. The index finished trade Friday at 4,157.1, down 45.1 points on the previous close. The weakness in stocks allowed US bond ...