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Scary Money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
And the race is on -- the race to zero interest rates. The way major central banks are going, benchmark target rates could hit the big fat 0 before Easter 2009. Following the Reserve Bank of Australia's 100 basis point interest rate reduction early ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after a late surge left Wall Street higher, recovering from being around two per cent down in late afternoon trading. At 0810 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures ...

Age of the virtual super regulator

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
The creation of a 'super' regulator, in which securities commissions around the world agree to govern under a unifying set of principles that crosses national boundaries, might just be the key to prevent a repeat of the global financial crises. Speaking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open flat today after a mixed performance on Wall Street on Monday. At 0803 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down six points at 4,170. In economic news ...

Austock signs Reval for hedging tool

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
Austock Treasury and software provider Reval have partnered to ensure Austock clients can effectively produce hedge accounting reports and manage risk. The partnership means Austock clients can accurately report their hedging practices and independent ...

No instant gratification

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
'Rome was not built in a day.' Wall Street's behaviour over the past few days reflects the GenXers and GenYers culture of instant gratification. Flick a switch and dinner is cooked, the music plays, moving images play on the screen. Click on the mouse ...

Patience is a virtue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Another day, another record on Wall Street - a record fall that is - as a new day brings fresh news that financial Armageddon is nigh. Yesterday's concerted action by 6 of the world's major central banks - plus the Peoples Bank of China - on top of ...

DB back in vogue: Equipsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
Volatile markets and negative returns have turned investors off accumulation schemes towards defined benefits, said Equipsuper. The $4.2 billion Equipsuper's chief executive Robin Burns said defined benefits account for around 40 per cent of the fund's ...

Govt breathes new life into RMBS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
The Rudd Government's move to set up a government-sponsored mortgage body and invest in $4 billion of Australian residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) should reinvigorate the ailing RMBS market and re-instate it as an attractive asset class ...

BT toolkit targets three gens

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
BT Financial Group is taking a three-pronged approach to help their financial advisers garner business from Gen X, Y, and baby boomer clients. BT yesterday launched the BT Generation Series - three educational toolkits available to its wrap advisers ...