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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
The share market was lower at noon after Wall Street fell on the back of growing doubts over the effectiveness of the US government's proposed bailout of the financial sector. Locally it wasn't a sea of red though, with relief supplied by each of the ...

FTSE 'watches' Greece and South Korea

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
FTSE's annual review of county classification resulted in a new 'watchlist' that could see the promotion Taiwan to 'developed' status and Greece being demoted to 'advanced emerging' status. FTSE classifies each country into four categories: developed ...

AMP taps first home saver market

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
AMP Banking is offering first home saver accounts (FHSAs) which boasts an 8 per cent interest rate per annum. AMP is launching the new account from the beginning of October, which will see borrowers pay an introductory variable interest rate of eight ...

Super cushions local asset managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
The country's compulsory super will keep the investment management arms of the major banks chugging along despite the current market crisis - unlike their European and US counterparts which are under the hammer, if not already sold, as their parent ...

IRESS upgrades service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
IRESS' next upgrade is providing financial planners with easier access to alternative income streams such as mortgage broking and the ability to create a statement of advice across all investment platforms faster. The firm's next update, version 130 ...

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 ...

QIC appoints ESG manager

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
The $80 billion QIC has appointed Kate Grant as corporate ESG manager. Grant will be in charge of the development, implementation, measurement and reporting of QIC's environmental, social and governance integration at an organisation-wide level. "We ...

Challenger goes public

THE SHEET  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
The structured finance sector of the domestic debt capital market saw most activity last week, in terms of issuance and rating actions. The sector, and primarily RMBS, has made something of a comeback this month after a relatively quiet August. Issuance ...

No jump in client meetings: Business Health

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
Despite the market upheaval in the past 12 months, financial planners are still meeting an average six clients each week, the same number as the previous year and 'too low' if a planner is serious about business longevity. The Business Health report ...

Zurich launches cadetship program

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
Zurich Financial Services has sidestepped the graduate program route in favour of a cadetship that gives aspiring high school students a chance to work in finance even before they graduate - and Zurich is happy to pay for the cadet's university fees ...