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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... the hedonistic days of what seemingly were forever bright skies? Buyers, who could not even afford a wallet, were falling on top of each other buying a piece - or three -- of American soil. The pendulum may have swung too far the other way, but ultimately ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
The Australian share market again has received mixed leads from overseas overnight, with Wall Street indices down, precious metals lower, but copper and oil both were higher. At 0722 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was ...

Malaysia tops shariah funds list

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
Malaysia may have overtaken Saudi Arabia to boast the highest number of shariah funds in the world - but the Asian Islamic country has a long way to go in building up assets for each of its 145 funds, according to a new report. November figures from ...

Moral hazard on Main Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... Obama's fresh initiative or any of his plans for that matter. Political correctness, it seems, has gone all the way to the top. But perhaps the financial markets have got it wrong, perhaps there is really nothing to criticise in Obama's policies, perhaps ...

Intech fixed interest tops IC survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
Intech's implemented consulting service takes the top gong in the Australian fixed interest and international fixed interest categories, according to a December quarter survey. The latest quarterly implemented consulting survey, jointly conducted by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... Seng Index ended 510.48 points down at 12,945.4. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket eased but pockets of strength among top stocks, including a rebound for Fisher & Paykel Appliances, helped ward off the larger falls seen offshore. The NZSX-50 ...

Insurance bonds renaissance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... Awards. The two organisations have introduced a new category, "Investment Bond of the Year 2008" to identify the country's top insurance, friendly society and overall investment bonds providers, among others.

More donations to help Bushfire Appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... respectively, as reported in an earlier Financial Standard article. Meanwhile, Suncorp-owned Asteron Group has pledged $500,000 on top of additional fundraising activities already underway while Allianz donated at least $100,000 on top of the $50,000 ...

Telstra Super hires JANA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... needs of the fund. The corporate super fund appointed financial services consultant, Tom Babic to conduct the review. Only "top tier asset consulting firms in Australia" with extensive experience and expertise were invited to tender. According to a statement ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... Exchange, the March share price index contract was 65 points higher at 3494 on a volume of 14,087 contracts. "When you look at the top 20, it's hard to find a decliner there," Austock Securities senior client advisor Michael Heffernan told AAP. "I think ...