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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... stronger players and pumped money into the materials and transportation sectors. Traders dumped Lehman Brothers, but other banks that traded poorly during the day jumped in afternoon trade as punters bet that at least some institutions are in better ...

Macq to open next Gateway

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... service the industry and energy prices. The fund provides access to the Asian financial sector across a fixed basket of 10 banks across Japan, Singapore, China, Korea and Hong Kong. In addition, the fund allows investors to gain access to six Asian share ...

Art Trust hit by investor sentiment

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... opportunities so it is more difficult for us than others," he said. "We've certainly got interest from three or four of the private banks but they're saying 'when you're pretty sure you're going to get [the minimum] come back to us, we don't want to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... had lost 49 cents, or 1.92 per cent to $25.00 and ANZ had fallen 29 cents, or 1.67 per cent to $17.12. Among the smaller banks at 1209 AEST, Westpac takeover target St George had dropped 41 cents, or 1.3 per cent to $31.19 and Bank of Queensland was ...

Banks not ready for Web 2.0

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
While many retail banks have toyed with the idea of using social networking sites to draw customers, a new study found many are still afraid that linking up their online services to third-party content poses a serious security threat. Datamonitor's ...

Cuscal targets super as profit soars

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... fleet is also in expansion mode, with 2500 ATMs to be available by 2012. "The rediATM network is set to rival the major banks and provide more than 120 card issuing institutions with the ability to offer direct charge free ATM transactions to more than ...

Instos pour $370m into Apostle fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... bank loans market. The Apostle Loomis Sayles Senior Loan Fund primarily invests in BB and B senior secured loans made by US banks to corporations which are protected by tight loan covenants and secured by the borrowers' collateral. Apostle appointed ...

Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... Fannie and Freddie. This conjures images of the Treasury putting water in a bucket filled with holes, particularly as many US banks hold preferred shares issued by the two GSEs. The Treasury will be allowed to buy mortgage bonds packaged by the agencies. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae had had a positive effect on most sectors. "It's a very positive day," Ms Spencer said. "The banks are obviously strong and the resources have also been trading higher. "We expect it to hold throughout the day." Westpac and ...

This Week's Movers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... give near-term direction to the outlook for interest rates in both the Eurozone and the UK after their respective central banks decided on maintaining interest rates steady last week. For the Eurozone, industrial production figures will be the key release ...