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Babcock & Brown folds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
Babcock & Brown Limited has called in the administrators after its New Zealand investors rejected the company's plan to restructure some of its debt. In an ASX statement released this morning, Babcock & Brown has appointed Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as ...

BT revamps wrap for equities

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... manager. Lawrenson quoted recent Investment Trends research noting advisers are seeking to make larger equities trades on their major platforms. "We want to make sure planners don't have to go elsewhere to get the level and functionary of information ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... those prices." AMP jumped 22 cents or 5.91 per cent to $3.94, and AXA was up 17 cents or 5.96 per cent to $3.02. Australia's major lenders mostly were higher, with ANZ Banking Group adding 41 cents, or 3.22 per cent to $13.15. Commonwealth Bank firmed ...

Spring springs on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... Reform to Address Systemic Risk' provided the words. Bernanke stressed that the government remains committed to providing major institutions with adequate capital to weather the recession and meet their obligations. 'Government assistance to avoid the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... sidelines, and anyone who wants to sell has sold." Uncertainty continues to plague financial stocks, he said. Australia's major lenders were mostly stronger, with Commonwealth Bank gaining 93 cents, or 3.49 per cent, to $27.57, ANZ Banking Group adding ...

AFA unveils policy committee

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... said. Michael Murphy has been appointed committee chair and said the committee would work on key issues and respond to all major Government enquiries. Some of these include finding ways to increase consumer literacy and education, ensure that ASIC has ...

GESB seeks more unlisted exposure

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... assets run the risk of distorting equity between new members entering the fund and existing members, particularly during major asset class or market shocks. "This is especially important because GESB members have the ability to transact daily, for example ...

Lift retirement age, lower long term benefits: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... over time." The IMF however acknowledges that taking this action will be politically very difficult for many governments. A major aspect of these entitlement reductions will "preserving intergenerational equity". But as complex as these challenges are ...

Fanning the flames of fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... of bad news in this current environment of fear when most are seeking reasons to sell (their investment assets), defer (major purchases), postpone (capital investment) or reduce (headcount). Indeed, the flow of economic and survey data have been bad ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... challenges in the equities market in Australia. On Monday, the Australian share market closed marginally higher, buoyed by the major miners, amid a quiet session with a public holiday in Victoria. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up nine points, or ...