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Online rush for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... claims that they differ from local bullion retailers because of the firm's relationship with a number of wholesalers worldwide. "Other gold and silver bullion traders in Australia have their own home-brand bullions which can be limiting in terms of resale ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... Dow Jones industrials below 9,000 for the first time since 2003, as investors worried that recent moves by authorities worldwide to thaw frozen credit markets might not be enough to avert global recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 678.91 ...

Online drill for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... claims that they differ from local bullion retailers because of the firm's relationship with a number of wholesalers worldwide. "Other gold and silver bullion traders in Australia have their own homebrand bullions which can be limiting in terms of resale ...

Fed on Zero Interest Rate Policy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... other extraordinary transactions currently underway or envisaged.' All these are happening against the backdrop of a worldwide slowdown that has steadily gained traction. The problem here is that the current credit crunch had sparked a mutually reinforcing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... 2,082.33. LONDON - Bargain hunting helped lift the London, Paris and Frankfurt stock markets on Tuesday after investors worldwide had dumped shares following the unexpected rejection of a US financial bailout package. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 ...

Symantec ramps up CSR

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... Certification for its new California campus, the plan is to get LEED certification for existing buildings and new construction worldwide, including in Australia. "Corporate responsibility is intertwined with Symantec's overall strategy of securing and ...

More than 50 funds 'on hold' after shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... analyst at Standard & Poor's, said the ratings house was in the midst of a long/short review of funds when news broke worldwide and locally about the new regulations surrounding short selling. The 57 funds from 25 managers were able to use short selling ...

AIG Australia insulated from US woes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... funding, AIG's Australian customers are well insulated from any fall-out. "Acting to avert a possible financial crisis worldwide, the Federal Reserve reversed course on Tuesday and agreed to an [US]$85 billion bailout that would give the government an ...

Templeton opens SWF arm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... Advisory Services. Advani said SWFs are one of the fastest growing asset pools in the world and could rival the total worldwide pool of pension funds in size within five years. Smart has more than 20 years experience in sovereign funds and most recently ...

Astarra joins Deloitte online service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... to assist super funds monitor risk and compliance across all portfolios. The service includes more than 100,000 users worldwide. Specifically, Deloitte RSE Online will be used to manage compliance plans on issue and breach registers, risk management ...