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IMF issues buy order

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... of the S&P 500 index say, you'll notice that they move in opposite directions. Let's start from the very beginning, a very good place to start. On 25 October 2007, then IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato told his audience at the Valencian Business ...

UK launches bank probe amid Libor scandal

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... is for politicians to individually hire and fire bankers, but I do think the buck stops at the top," Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told UK media yesterday. "These are people, let's remember, who were paid a lot of money with big, fat bonuses in the ...

Good bacteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... for guessing, but this is because of more jobs and the rising stock market. And this, ladies and gents, is coming in the nick of time for Australia. It's coming just when our economic scorecard is not doing that flash. Yes, you've already seen this last ...

Plan 5 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... citizens of the 26 different nations. It'll be one (26?) hard sells. Even UK PM David Cameron faced criticisms from deputy PM Nick Clegg on his decision to opt out of the new EU treaty. Automatic sanctions. Nice. It'll deter nations from overspending ...

Fidelity: Government intervention cause for concern

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... intervention are most feared in the healthcare and utilities sectors. This despite the fact that balance sheets are in better nick now than they were in 2008/9 the survey said. "The balance sheet improvement isn't filling corporates with confidence - ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
NEW YORK - US stocks got a boost Thursday despite poor domestic economic data after major central banks joined hands to ensure US dollar liquidity to Europe's embattled banks. In positive territory for the fourth day in a row, the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
US stocks plunged on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding more than 300 points, as global stock markets were stung by fresh anxiety in the eurozone over Greece's bailout. The Dow fell 303.68 points (2.69 per cent) to close at 10,992.13. ...

Advisers prep for 'back-to-basics' investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... This still rings true and we expect to see highly-leveraged or speculative investments continue to fall out of favour," said Nick Langton, general manager, Perpetual Private Clients. Langton said once the markets settle, risk will be the focus of investment ...

IFM pins hopes on state governments and eyes $1bn infra deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... those state governments are in challenging financial positions," said Himbury. "The establishment of Infrastructure NSW with Nick Greiner heading that is a very positive move and we look forward to that manifesting itself in specific opportunities for ...

BT targets advisers with contribution tracker

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... a glance, their client's super contribution position for the current financial year and up to the past five years," said Nick Bowley, head of product, BT Wrap. The importance of lodging all concessional and non-concessional contributions for the previous ...