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Bail-out Plan B

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
Has the US Treasury had a change of heart or merely trying to get on the good side of its boss-elect President Obama? The US$700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) will no longer buy the TA (troubled assets) under the RP (relief program). ...

Banks to reprioritise IT spending

THESHEET.COM WITH ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... financial performance. "Obviously some people will always complain about fee structures but lending institutions can take heart from the fact more than 40 per cent of respondents to the survey were happy with their performance," she said. "However, there ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... per cent, to 14,243.43 points. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket continued an unrelenting slide but brokers took heart from a reasonably solid recovery by Telecom. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 48.484 points, or 1.7 per cent, at 2791 ...

Rainy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
... This is classic 'saving for a rainy day' in action. And today it is pouring. Australian equity investors should also take heart from the fact that the Reserve Bank has still plenty of wriggle room to lower borrowing costs. The RBA has lowered interest ...

More pain for insurance firms

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... Mahoney argues that the insurance industry has done "pretty well" compared to the investment banking industry, but at the heart of more troubled waters is the issue of depleting assets of insurance firms. "There isn't an insurance or reinsurance company ...

Crisis on Facebook

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... managers who want to spar with their overseas counterparts on the merits or flaws of the US rescue package can blog to their heart's delight in a new Facebook site, 'Resources on the current financial and economic crisis and solutions to it.' which for ...

Three wise economists

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... climbed by 4.5 per cent, the FTSE-100 ended 5.4 per cent stronger and the German DAX index by 1.1 per cent. Investors took heart as US dollar Libor rates fell. The 3-month US dollar Libor rate declined to 4.06 per cent overnight from this month's high ...

Australian Unity focuses on wellbeing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... membership up 18 per cent. During the year, the group introduced a 'cardiac coach' program, where members who suffered from a heart attack are assigned a 'cardiac coach' who will monitor their progress over six months following the attack, part of the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... massive gains in the banks after the US government announced a plan to cordon off the debt and toxic investments at the heart of the global credit crunch. FRANKFURT - The DAX closed up 5.56 per cent, or 326.11 points, at 6,189.53. PARIS - The CAC 40 ...

No more short cuts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... technique", they have introduced the ban to guard against further instability in the financial markets - which is now at the heart of a global markets meltdown where investors have lost tens of billions of dollars. What's more, the regulator also flagged ...