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Goldman Sachs backs Greek swap deal

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
Goldman Sachs has defended its swap agreement with Greece, describing the transaction as "common practice" and consistent with Eurostat principles. The global investment bank said Greece entered a series of hedging agreements designed to transform foreign ...

When the time comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
The Greek ruins. Oh no, not another Greek metaphor! Yes Virginia, you and I and many others are perhaps sick in the stomach - or sick in the head? - of all the Greek metaphors that has sprung up since the potential for a Greek debt default made the ...

New chapter in savings after government guarantee ends

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
The termination of the government guarantee on wholesale funding next month gives a strong signal that - as far as the Australian government is concerned - the financial crisis is over. But the move could pose new problems for financial services providers ...

Gold's dimming lustre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
Gold's spectacular run in 2009 appears to have run out of puff this early in the New Year. The yellow metal produced a hefty 27.1 per cent return last year as prices jumped from US$862.20 per ounce in January 2009 to a high of US$1,212.00 an ounce on ...

IGR signals tax and health reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
Fiscal pressures due to Australia's ageing population outlined in the latest Intergenerational Report strengthen the case for health reform, tax reform, national productivity growth targets and the removal of the compulsory retirement age. Yesterday ...

One down, more to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
There were no surprises contained in the Fed's statement after it concluded its two-day FOMC meeting overnight. Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief. One down! "The Committee will maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent ...

Dubai games

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
Cheque's in the mail! This was what Abu Dhabi told Dubai's creditors after making them sweat for almost three weeks. Financial markets cheered. And to borrow Bloomberg's headline, "Stocks Rise, Default Swaps, Dollar Drop Following Dubai Bailout". Maybe ...

Members to benefit from standard risk labels: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
Many super fund trustees are supporting the idea of applying standardised risk labels to all their member investment choices, a move that will help fund members better understand the risk they take when switching from one option to the next. ASFA chief ...

Inflation-linked bonds armour against rising risk

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
Planners looking to hedge clients' portfolios against inflation spikes on the horizon should look towards inflation-linked bonds. QIC research has revealed that an inflation spike could be on the horizon, with QIC advising investors, particularly superannuation ...

Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
You are the definition of moral hazard! These words - delivered by Kentucky Republican Senator Jim Bunning at Ben Bernanke's Senate hearing on his nomination for a second term as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve - perhaps reflects the embodiment of ...