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Top-down approach wins in post-GFC world: Hexavest

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... between the two was incredibly low, even negative in the emerging markets region. However, since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, the correlation has spiked dramatically. Brunelle, who heads up the Montreal-based investment manager's investment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... record breaking close for Wall Street's Dow Jones index, while Tokyo hit its highest level since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Tokyo closed up 2.64 per cent, or 315.54 points, at 12,283.62, its highest level since the collapse of Wall Street ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... per cent, or 416.83 points, to 11,463.75 - its highest close since September 2008 after the collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers at the height of the global financial crisis. Sydney climbed 0.78 per cent, or 38.3 points, to 4,921.0 and Hong Kong added ...

State Street profits up 23% on Lehman wind up

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... announced a 23% rise in third quarter profits despite a slight fall in revenue, bolstered by claims linked to the Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy. The Boston-based bank, which has a major presence in Australia, has benefited from a rise in revenue from asset ...

Treasury seeks to boost APRA powers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... the event of a crisis. Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten said that four years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the consultation paper formed "part of an ongoing review process to ensure financial sector regulation remains ready to meet ...

Lest we forget Lehman: Omgeo

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
While this week's fourth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers only added to the GFC, history should see it as a net positive for the industry, according to Tony Freeman, executive director for industry relations at middle office player Omgeo. ...

Heads roll at Nomura

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... highs," reported Reuters this morning. Nomura has performed poorly since it purchased the international operation of Lehman Brothers in 2008, the same year Watanabe and Shibata took the top jobs.

That anxious wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... Global Economic Prospects report of, "a downturn so severe it would eclipse the chaos that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008" because "an escalation of the [European] crisis would spare no one. Developed and developing country growth rates ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... released in January - that, "signalled a downturn so severe it would eclipse the chaos that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008." And it wasn't only the WB singing the gloom and doom tune at the time, every other international financial ...

ETFs have proved their worth in crisis: iShares

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... led to an explanation by Adam Seccombe, head of capital markets at iShares of ETF trading during the week of the Lehman Brothers collapse in September 2008. "Investors might well say the benefits are all good and well during normal market conditions ...