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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... claimed its first victim among Japanese financial institutions with the bankruptcy of Yamato Life Insurance. It was the third biggest loss ever for the Nikkei, which dived 881.06 points to end at 8,276.43, its lowest since May 2003. HONG KONG - Hong ...

ITG comes to trader's aid

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... working for them." Flexible Participation Algorithm can be accessed using ITG's Triton Execution Management System and other third party execution management system platforms.

AIG secures extra A$54bn in liquidity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... from AIG in return for cash collateral. These securities were previously lent by AIG's insurance company subsidiaries to third parties," said the Fed in a statement. According to the Washington Post, the cash extension was required because since the ...

Fin lit survey highlights deficit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... 10 respondents with a high level of financial literacy understood good investments fluctuate in value. Yet, just over one third of Australians with low levels of financial literacy understood the same concept. Financial advice is less likely to be sought ...

CHOICE warns of online fraud

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... Australians roughly $1 billion affecting 500,000 people every year. Most are hit by credit card and bank card fraud while a third of that number have had their identities stolen. "There's no way to guarantee protection but despite the huge cost in time ...

AXA to ramp up planning revenues by $60m

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... been very encouraging. Around 27 per cent of clients contacted stating they were happy to re-engage with their adviser. The third solution aims to re-align the culture within a practice to encourage more referrals from existing clients. "According to ...

US Senate passes bail-out 74 to 25

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... ride. This morning Australian time, the Senate voted in favour of the bill 74 to 25, reported Bloomberg. But with only one-third of US Senators up for election in November, political commentators have said there was always likely to be less resistance ...

Perpetual slashes CGT costs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
Advisers looking for an edge around CGT costs can now access Perpetual's WealthFocus Investment Advantage - a new non-super product that allows switching investment options without incurring capital gains tax. Eric Wang, Perpetual group executive of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... Development of Australia in Melbourne. Court action against James Hardie Industries continues in Sydney. In Brisbane, its the third and final day of the Coal Tech 2008 conference, and in Perth, it's day two of the two-day Paydirt Asia Pacific Down Under ...

AIG not impacted by bail-out failure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
This morning's bail-out failure does not impact AIG, whose funding has already been approved and put in place. Congress this morning rejected the bail-out legislation 228 votes to 205 after two-thirds of Republican legislators dismissed the bill's pre-conditions ...