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Tagliaferro hits back at downgrade

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... to leave "due to his poor team management and very average stock recommendations." According to Tagliaferro, Standard and Poor's have retained their four star rating on IML funds and expects Morningstar to follow suit. David Smythe, Zenith director ...

China to lead IPOs again in 2008

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
The Australian and US share markets may be going through some turbulence, but IPOs in China are working to a different script as the volume of new listings in 2008 looks set to almost double compared to this time last year. According to the Thomson ...

S&P launch three new Shariah indices

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
Standard and Poor's has launched three new Shariah law-compliant indices, targeting infrastructure, healthcare and large-midcap stocks. The three indices are the S&P Global Infrastructure Shariah, S&P Global Healthcare Shariah, and S&P/IFCI Large-MidCap ...

Dollar for dollar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Despite the doom and gloom coming from the mouths of former Fed Chief Alan Greenspan and Federal Reserve officials, Wall Street's record-breaking performance overnight jettisoned the Australian share market into uncharted territory at today's open. ...

Economic round-up: Mortgage meltdown misery

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2007
... substantial losses on sub-prime mortgage backed securities. To make matters worse ratings agencies Moody's and Standard and Poor's have finally both said 'enough', although many believe their reaction is late in coming. Moody's have downgraded 399 residential ...

NZ investors hooked on high yield

... Australia, only Rabobank Australia Ltd, of which RaboPlus.com.au is a division - has an AAA credit rating from Standard and Poor's," he said. The bank is due to commission a similar research surveying Australian investors. Michelle Baltazar

US giant targets local mortgage insurance market

The NYSE listed MGIC Investment Corporation, the largest provider of mortgage insurance in the US, has earmarked Australia as the first target in its international push. This month Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC) Australia received an ...

World first index monetises climate change risk

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
Research and ratings agency RepuTex will establish the world's first climate change growth index in July, quantifying for the first time the impact of a carbon-constrained environment on businesses listed on the ASX 300. The company looked at current ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
... of the session. The Nasdaq composite put on 3.76 points (0.16 per cent) to 2,421.46, while the broad-market Standard and Poor's 500 index shed 1.67 points (0.12 per cent) to close at 1,420.86.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
... most of the session. The Nasdaq composite gained 3.76 points (0.16 per cent) to 2,421.46 while the broad-market Standard and Poor's 500 index shed 1.67 points (0.12 per cent) to close at 1,420.86. LONDON - Britain's top share index slid into the red ...