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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... the big gains yesterday," Mr Klusman said. "(Investors) bought (them) yesterday punting that commodities were up and everything was looking rosy and they expected it would have a bit of a bounce." Oil and other commodity prices slumped overnight, however ...

No instant gratification

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... governments' injecting money into their respective financial systems, or the Australian giving more handouts, that everything would instantaneously be hunky dory. No Virginia, this will take time. The gamut of government plans, measures and packages ...

Sober and sombre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... A$7,000 to A$21,000 for a year. While it is comforting to know that national governments across the globe are doing everything in their power to contain the panic in the financial markets, measures announced and implemented will take time to filter through ...

Fed to bail-out corporate paper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... arrangement is fraught with legal complexities, it noted. This latest reaction of the Fed, which now seems to be throwing everything but the kitchen sink to get credit flowing in the financial system again, highlights how the bail-out -- targeted at ...

Central Banks must unite

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... economy, which many interpreted as implying that the Fed is ready to cut rates next week. US authorities are throwing everything but the kitchen sink on Wall Street - all to no avail. The Fed is likely to throw the kitchen sink (interest rate cut) next ...

Vanguard saves $5m in trading costs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
True to the adage 'timing is everything', index manager Vanguard saved investors over $5 million in reduced transactions costs this year through 'crossing savings'. A 'crossing' or a 'special spread' saving occurs when Vanguard fund uses the cash invested ...

AXA Aus funds fall 11 pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... AXA this market and these conditions are what we are here for, to help our customers manage through these cycles. If everything only ever went up, people would not need us. "What is important in times like these is to stay focused on the long term. This ...

Bad markets to test boutiques

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... boutiques or really bad, depending on how you look at it," he said. "It's harder for boutiques to show their skill when everything's going the same way, with the cross sectional volatility in the market place it's a great environment for someone that ...

Customer service goes high tech

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... in some way, shape or form, it is usually done via call centres. "What Case Manager allows them to do is to access everything via web - meaning they would be able to access the information they need via the Internet, or download it onto their PDA, essentially ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... will further damage the economy. As the price of oil crossed $US142 for the first time, shares of companies that sell everything from fast food to soap slid as fears mounted that consumers will need to cut back. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped ...