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Sub-prime Godzilla tramples Japan

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
While US and European banks take an 'open-Kimono position' towards sub-prime losses, it's leaving Godzilla sized footprints on Japan's financial sector, crushing the $320 billion Mizuho merger and derailing a share-swap between Citigroup and Nikko Cordial. ...

Pengana wins $150m QIC mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has awarded a mandate worth more than $150 million to Pengana Capital's Global Volatility fund. Alvin Wilkinson, principal portfolio manager of Global Volatility at Pengana, said the mandate was the product of ...

Race to the pump

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
Fill up now, and expect to pour more cash into the tank next time, as new supply problems and increasing tensions in the Middle East have the price of oil flirting with US$94 a barrel for the first time ever. It's official; the price of oil has climbed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market has received a negative lead from Wall Street, and from London where metal prices tumbled across the board last night. At 0736 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, however, the December Share Price Index was up 32 points ...

Battle for advisers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
After extensive market research, St. George-owned Securitor and the Commonwealth Bank have announced new strategies to strengthen their grip on Australia's burgeoning financial planning industry. The financial advisory dealer arm of Asgard Wealth Solutions ...

Battle lines drawn over defence force super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
A fight has emerged between the Government and the ALP over which party will better protect the superannuation interests of Australia's Defence Force personnel. Yesterday ALP shadow superannuation spokesperson Senator Nick Sherry and shadow spokesperson ...

Pengana launches global volatility fund

A new Pengana fund bears two industry buzzwords, 'global' and 'volatile'. After last night's S&P awards, it can now add "award-winning" to its name too. Having won the S&P's Innovative Product of the Year award, the Pengana Global Volatility has also ...

CBA plans CommSec Bank

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
Commonwealth Bank is reviewing plans for the transformation of CommSec, its equity and funds brokerage business, into a full service financial institution. CommSec is one of the jewels in the crown at CBA, a point underlined by its strong contribution ...

The price of pain

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
Nothing like a good cash injection to stabilise ailing equity markets, or in the Bank of England's case, offering the patient a drip but at a price. Equity markets suffered another bumpy ride on Friday night with the Dow roller coasting again, dropping ...

CBA launches $370m IWL offer

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, owner of leading sharetrading services provider CommSec, is set to buy listed wealth management and broking group IWL for more than $370 million. CBA has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed to acquire all of ...