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In defense of Citi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... guarantee the bank's US$306 billion worth of troubled assets. In addition, the US Treasury will inject US$20 billion into its third largest bank (by asset value). In announcing the Citigroup Guarantee and Cash Infusion package, US authorities stated ...

Baby boomers hold retirement plans

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
A new consumer survey revealed one third of baby boomers are rethinking their retirement plans as super fund balances fall amid bad markets. The Milliman consumer superannuation survey, which was run between the extremely unstable months of September ...

Super Concepts scores $600m admin coup

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
... This deal is subject to a maximum of 100 trades per annum, with there being no significant changes in applicable law or third party charges, a CFS spokesperson said. Rainmaker Data shows that the SMSF sector is the fastest growing sub-segment of the ...

St.George chief resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... entitlements. Fegan's contract will terminate on 8 December 2008 and he will take annual leave from 28 November 2008. Nearly one third of all Australian financial planners will call the combined BT/Asgard their primary platform should the Westpac and ...

All together now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... another four months to implement might be too late. Is this a case of 'Nero fiddled while Rome burns?' Japan is reporting its third quarter real GDP growth figures today - more likely than not, this will officially add the country to the list of economies ...

G20 to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... Deficit Swells to Record $237.2 Billion as Bank Stakes Bought, Germany Enters Recession After Economy Contracted 0.5% in Third Quarter, China's Industrial-Output Growth Slumps, Adding to Risk of Deeper Slowdown, EU's Juncker Says Euro Region's Economy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... 40 rose 35.5, or 1.10 per cent, to 3,269.46 points. TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell sharply, extending a losing streak to a third day after the US government scrapped a plan to buy toxic mortgage debts, sparking a big sell-off on Wall Street. The benchmark ...

Northern Trust granted Aussie bank licence

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... firm's Melbourne office for their banking transaction needs. These functions and services were previously activated using third party participants offshore. "Under the previous arrangement, we were unable to be involved in any kind of activity that related ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... industrials fell more than 270 points, and all the major indices dropped more than 3 per cent as the market retreated for a third straight session. Paulson said the government's $US700 billion ($A1.06 trillion) financial rescue package won't purchase ...

New dynamics, new realities: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... alongside the US and Europe. He also suggested that governments, including that of Australia, should collaborate to help third world countries become self-sufficient in food production. This is vital to developed countries particularly because they source ...