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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... for a (retreat)," he said, adding that the market was not responding as negatively to offshore bank bailouts. On Sunday, Spain's government and the Bank of Spain began to rescue major Spanish lender Caja Castilla La Mancha, the first Spanish bank to ...

We are the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... America - in Afghanistan, in Iraq and in its plan for spending its way out of the global financial crisis - while Russia, Spain, France and Germany opposed. Certainly the US wants the UK onside when the G20 gabfest convenes in a fortnight to hatch their ...

Depression no more?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... system. Bank guarantees and capitalization initiatives, totaling US$2.3 trillion, were announced by Germany, France, Britain, Spain, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal. In addition, the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank ...

The global recession we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... countries are employing their own individual approaches. The UK government will put 50 billion pounds in its banking system. Spain will spend 50 billion euros to purchase bank assets. Germany announced plans to insure all private deposit accounts; the ...

Euro SRI market hits $4 trillion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... had grown 102 per cent over two years to December 2007 across nine European countries including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria and Switzerland. "SRI is growing dramatically and becoming more refined as an overall approach that meets the diverse ...

Global recession coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... cent in the March quarter and 0.5 per cent in the June quarter. Other bigger member nations - Germany, France, Italy and Spain - are also on the brink. The UK - a non-member - is edging closer to a recession while Denmark (another non-member nation) ...

Oil on slippery slope?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... year and forecasts for 2009 are also likely to be cut. In addition, the EC has forecast a recession for the UK, Germany and Spain. With Japan just one quarter away from recession and the US economy expected to slow substantially in the second half, the ...

Cracks appearing in Europe

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... negative factors is gradually beginning to weigh on the economy. Leading indicators suggest slowing growth in the months ahead. Spain and Italy are both already slipping into recession. "The UK is in an even worse position than the euro area. The housing ...

AXA North open for non-super savings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... manager of sales and marketing. The hedging strategy has been developed and tested across the AXA Group's US, Japan, Italy, Spain, Germany and Belgium offices. Emery said the product would appeal to those wanting to protect personal savings and self ...

Aviva Investors the new force in GAM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... d'Actifs (France). Australian-based Portfolio Partners, Polish CUIM Polska, Ireland-based Hibernian Investment Management, Spain-based Aviva Gestion SGIIC (Gestora) and CertInvest in Romania will also adopt the new name, subject to regulation. Alain ...