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Planners spared AMP job cuts

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... that we offer customers, clients and planners," said the spokeswoman. The financial services industry has been a severe casualty of the global financial crisis, with thousands of redundancies already occurring across big firms such as ANZ Bank, Citibank ...

AIG Australia to be retained

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... insurance operation AIG Life Australia. The announcement is part of AIG's commitment to refocus on its core property and casualty businesses, AIG said in a statement it issued on 4 October. Australian policyholders are being formally notified this week. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... LONDON - European stock markets closed sharply lower on Monday after US investment bank Lehman Brothers became the latest casualty of the US subprime home loan crisis and filed for bankruptcy protection. In London, the FTSE 100 index's lost 212.5 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... it would cut its dividend, eliminate jobs and raise capital of $US7 billion ($A7.57 billion) after becoming the latest casualty of the global credit crunch. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 23.36 points, or 0.19 per cent, ending at 12,302.06. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... weaker at noon, after US stocks fell overnight on worries about a cutback in business spending and fears of another major casualty in the banking sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 81.8 points, or 1.52 per cent, at 5289.8 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... slide, losing more than 20 per cent to 50 cents each. They were trading above $13.00 in February last year. Another big casualty today was the Packer family-backed Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd, which fell over 15 per cent. "All companies in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... Express and of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, the largest US securities firm, led financials lower. Home builders were another casualty, with the Dow Jones home construction index sliding nearly three per cent. The Dow Jones industrial average ended down 65.84 ...

Growing credit crunch casualty list

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
Most economists and market analysts seem to believe the worst of the sub-prime storm has passed however, the ambulances continue rolling in casualties. Japan's largest brokerage, Nomura Holdings has joined the wounded list, posting its first quarterly ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
... what we saw in the UK on Friday when financial shares fell after British mortgage firm Northern Rock became the latest casualty of the global credit squeeze, with the Bank of England having to step in to help with liquidity" Mr Sebastian said. "We also ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
... Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.12 points to 2,602.18. LONDON - UK stocks fell after mortgage lender Northern Rock became a casualty of the global credit squeeze, weighing on banks and property-related stocks. The FTSE 100 dropped 74.60 points to 6,289.3 ...