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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... they would talk about their credit default swap exposures and they haven't done that, so I would imagine if there was anything untoward they would have to say it," Mr Smith said. The other banks were lower, with ANZ down 17 cents at $12.98, Westpac losing ...

Fanning the flames of fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... 'we do have the greatest economic machine that man has ever created' only highlights the market's pre-occupation with anything and everything scary. Incidentally, Bloomberg quoted data compiled by Yale University Professor Robert Shiller again last night ...

Thumbs down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... President Barack Obama's latest salvo on preserving the 'American Dream'. If the Dow's overnight fall to a six-year low is anything to go by, yesterday's unveiling of the US$275 billion Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan (HASP) designed to lower ...

Polaris buys SEEC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
... portfolio reports. Anil Verma, Polaris Australia and New Zealand chief executive, said the Australasian market has not seen anything as creative as the software products the firm can now offer. "We can now help banks, financial institutions and insurance ...

Vanguard CIO resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... concrete plans as yet for his next move, although he may embark on a "small firm" stint as a first step. "Without ruling anything out - even a jump out of financial services - my early thinking will be focussed on something with that "small firm" flavour," ...

Consolidation is not the answer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... members. For example, the top performing super funds average about nine trustees - almost double the industry average. "If anything, the evidence is saying that some funds have too few trustees, leading to an inability of their boards to think outside ...

Unlisted assets hold value: BUSS(Q)

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... should hold their value. "What we're saying in December is holding true... I've seen some results but I haven't seen anything that's traumatic [in the numbers]," he said. The December statement warned the fund's property portfolio, which represents more ...

Right to choice must balance costs of choosing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... today's Superannuation Governance Forum. But Chris Pearce, Shadow Minister for Financial Services, told the forum that anything that unwinds the previous government's commitment to choice as a broad principle must be resisted. "Super is complex... but ...

Climate change takes priority: Zurich

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... global economy and the markets had a roller coaster ride. But it doesn't make the issues of climate change redundant. "If anything, it emphasises that insurers need to factor the impact of climate change on their bottom lines alongside the issues of ...

You are what you Google

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... in 'ASX' (short for the Australian Securities Exchange). On a lighter note, while those in ACT were busy searching for anything on 'Obama', South Australians were typing in 'Star Wars' and Victorians were clicking on 'Rove'.