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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... about three times Wall Street's expectations on a per-share basis. The company also announced that it expects to cut its third-quarter dividend as it seeks to preserve capital. The well-being of Freddie Mac and sister company Fannie Mae is a big concern ...

AMG set to ramp Aust business

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... majority equity interest in global equity manager Harding Loevner. Locally, AMG's affiliates include AQR, First Quadrant, Third Avenue and Tweedy, Browne. "Part of AMG's business strategy is to make equity investments in growing boutique asset management ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... - The CAC 40 rose 105.72 points, or 2.47 per cent, to close at 4,386.35. TOKYO - Japanese share prices lost ground for a third straight session Tuesday as investors turned cautious ahead of another batch of company results and a US interest rate decision. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... 4978. NEW YORK - Wall Street retreated again on Friday after readings on jobs and manufacturing - the first reports for the third quarter - indicated that businesses and workers still face a tough economy. The major indices ended a turbulent week mixed. ...

RMBS market on brink of collapse

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The RMBS market is in danger of collapsing and - without government intervention - consumers may be left at the mercy of the big banks as the only remaining mortgage lenders. "The RMBS market is dying on the vine," said Greg Medcraft, chief executive ...

ASX firms snub climate change

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... identified nearly half of the companies in the S&P/ASX 200 had a 'high' or 'very high' impact on climate change. While one third of those high impact firms publicly recognised the company's responsibility to address climate change, just five per cent ...

Hedge funds turn insto

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... Challenges for Hedge Funds Taking Aim at the Institutional Market." Finally, personnel or employees of the firm were ranked the third most important factor in hedge fund selection. "This is with regard to those making investment decisions as well as ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... exchange, the September share price index futures contract added 12 points to 5,113. Today, Lion Nathan Ltd will release its third quarter trading update and GUD Holdings Ltd will reveal its annual results. Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd chief executive ...

Inflation Report: Japan's Turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
Global inflation remains elevated. This is the broad-based conclusion that could be derived after the recent updates on consumer price growth in the US and the Eurozone last week and yesterday's CPI report for Australia. Today it is Japan's turn, although ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... the last six months. Overnight in the US, stocks fell on Monday as credit giant American Express failed to meet analysts' third-quarter earnings expectations, while Apple delivered solid third-quarter results but warned that the next quarter could be ...