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Let's make the ETS workable: BCA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... the Rudd government will make in its first term. It's bigger than the GST. It's why we need this to be supported by both Houses of Parliament."

The saga continues

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... housing market settle going forward as this should bring the stock on unsold properties down. However, the inventory of houses remain high indicating that equilibrium will not be reached in the near term, particularly given weak sales increasing job ...

Shaw grows business in shaky times

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... Shaw managing director Harold Shapiro said the bear market has opened doors for key staff hire from international finance houses - opportunities that didn't exist over the past four years. "Our conservative growth and stability, combined with the fact ...

Embracing derivatives: South Korea

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... traders, with most having an interest in derivatives trading. However the conservative nature of the nation's brokerage houses and tight regulation have curbed growth of the sector. Others who have suffered losses as a result of trading derivatives have ...

Some Needed Good News

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... month. Tighter US lending standards, rising mortgage rates, a weakening labour market and an increasing volume of unsold houses points to further falls in the US property market. Turning to Europe, tight lending standards, rising inflation and slower ...

US houses continue to burn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
Market Movers Overnight The US housing market remains in a freefall. The US Commerce Department reported that housing starts increased to 1066K in June, a month-on-month rise of 9.1 percent. This was better than market expectations for a 1.8 percent ...

Investors influence credit ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... Schacht, managing director of the CFA Institute Centre, said CRAs were concerned about the hype and insinuation that rating houses easily inflate their ratings in response to pressure from these different sources. Nevertheless the results speak clearly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
... down 0.05 per cent, extending its longest losing streak this year to a sixth session as lower oil prices dented trading houses such as Mitsubishi Corp. The benchmark Nikkei shed 7.6 points to close at 13,822.32. HONG KONG - Shares reversed early gains ...

HSBC opens wholesale wealth mgmt Down Under

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... HSBC's newest business will be led by ex-Barclays Global Investors head of sales, consulting relationships and research houses, Charles Genocchio. The Australian branch will offer products from its specialist investment businesses including Halbis (active ...

Housing affordability report fails to deliver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... demand is pushing up house and apartment prices beyond what is reasonable, is it that modern home owners just want nice houses but don't want to pay the going rate, or is it a welfare problem? The ill-definition might explain why following the release ...