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It's the war, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
In this current investment environment where fear reigns and uncertainty rules, it's the war that is lending a helping hand. The US Federal Reserve was unable to appease Wall Street yesterday with its 50 basis point reduction in the fed funds rate. ...

Seesaw Margery Daw

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
'See Saw Margery Daw Johnny Wall Street shall have a new master He It shall earn but a penny a day Because he the Fed can't work any faster.' The market giveth and the market taketh away. Isn't it funny how yesterday's big rally on Wall Street was attributed ...

BT reaps $1.7bn in net inflows

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
BT Investment Management has defied the finance sector's downturn by achieving a credible $1.7 billion in net inflows from institutional and wholesale clients for the year ended September 2008. BT's funds under management averaged $38.5 billion over ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open flat today after US stocks see-sawed overnight. Asian markets fell heavily yesterday. At 0706 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was up two points at 3,793. ...

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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after Wall Street joined stock markets around the world in a huge selloff on Friday. At 0810 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 37 ...

This too shall pass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
'The market does not beat them. They beat themselves, because though they have brains they cannot sit tight.' (Jesse Livermore). While most of us were sleeping (those lucky enough to have their A$1 turn to A$0.80 instead of A$0.20), Wall Street was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker today as US Stocks dropped up to seven per cent overnight. At 0739 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 191 points at 3,968. In economic ...

MLC FUM falls, profits flat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
NAB's wealth management arm MLC saw funds under management fall 14.1 per cent to $94.6 billion at the end of September but pre-tax profits were up three per cent at $576 million. The firm's cash earnings before investment on retained earnings (IoRE) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open in negative territory today as US Stocks fell in late trading. At 0752 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 126 points at 4,211. In economic news ...