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AIG secures extra A$54bn in liquidity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
The future of AIG Life Australia might be assured, but the US government has been forced to extend the lifeline extended to AIG in the US by another A$54 billion. The new arrangement is being structured through a securities lending agreement where the ...

Online drill for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
Retail investors looking to invest in gold and silver - the alternative assets that have rallied in recent years - can now buy gold and silver bullion directly through www.goldsilverbullion.com.au. Through the website, investors can buy gold and silver ...

Australian Unity focuses on wellbeing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
Physical wellbeing is just as important as financial wellbeing so for healthcare services provider and fund manager Australian Unity, why not look after both? It's been a stomach-churning time for many companies, Australian Unity not least one of them. ...

AIG not impacted by bail-out failure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
This morning's bail-out failure does not impact AIG, whose funding has already been approved and put in place. Congress this morning rejected the bail-out legislation 228 votes to 205 after two-thirds of Republican legislators dismissed the bill's pre-conditions ...

AFA pilot course a success

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
Course administrators and participants have hailed the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) inaugural FChFP Pathway Program a success. Richard Klipin, AFA chief executive, said for 11 advisers to participate in the pilot program is a great result ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today after US stocks fell again as investors worried that the US congress was beginning to doubt the need for a government bailout of financial institutions as a way to revive credit markets. At ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
Financial stocks buoyed the Australian share market at noon after a strong late-session rally on Wall Street early this morning recovered much of yesterday's losses. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 had gained 208.3 points, or 4.52 per cent to ...

Grow returns with timber

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
Swiss private bank Pictet is launching an investment fund that not only exposes investors to potential long term returns from the timber industry but could also aid efforts to reduce global carbon emissions. The firm's PF(LUX) - Timber Fund invests ...

Saropa signs on six cos

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
Six financial services firms have signed on to technology firm Saropa's services since its platform launch a month ago. Surveyor Financial Services, Future Wealth Planners, Smyth Financial Services, Australian Finance Planners, Moneycat Consulting and ...

OzForex clients gain margin trading

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
OzForex clients will now get access to margin trading facilities via an arrangement between the online foreign exchange service and CFD provider, CMC Markets. OzForex signed the deal today, which will allow users access to CMC Markets services via the ...