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GS trounces GM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... came a begging the US taxpayers for salvation. GS (green shoots) happened is what happened. The financial system survived Bear Sterns, Lehman, Fannie and Freddie, Northern Rock, RBS, Iceland, et al during the darkest economic moment since the Great Depression. ...

NZ govt to suspend NZ Super contribs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... stage. "This may well lead to future governments needing to make larger contributions to recover this suspension or ultimately bear higher New Zealand Super costs due to the shortfall in draw-downs from the fund," said Lewington. "The suspension is not ...

Darling buds of May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... for every bad news there were equally convincing data proving that the global economy is on the mend. This is why perennial bear Mr. Nouriel Roubini's - and others like him - rationally convincing treatise of yellow weeds killing off the green shoots ...

TOWER profit down, life business up

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... market will be increasingly uneven as the strength, strategic positions and capabilities of the various players are brought to bear," he said. Aside from the insurance business, Minto said the company's debt and gearing levels remained low and interest ...

Perpetual proposes caps on exec and board pay

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
Perpetual has taken extra steps to preserve its balance sheet and cut costs, including a dividend reinvestment plan announced this morning and a move towards lower bonus payments and caps on executive and board remuneration. The 'surprise' announcements ...

Planners face higher PI fees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... response from the market. Jo-Anne Bloch, chief executive at the Financial Planning Association (FPA), said consumers would bear the increased cost to financial planners, who are required to be members of an EDR scheme. In addition, the FPA said the changes ...

Bull market on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... definition of a bull market? A bull market is generally defined as when stock prices rise 20 per cent from their lows. A bear market, the reverse. Bears were quick to call their market as soon as the indexes dropped below their guideposts back in 2007. ...

Pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
One for the bears. The pendulum has swung in favour of the 'dead cat bounce' camp as Wall Street clocked its third consecutive day of losses. The S&P 500 fell by 2.7 per cent overnight, taking its total losses over the past three trading sessions to ...

DNR scores AMP mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... say that their clients are looking for increased visibility of what they own, so I think managed accounts will grow well in bear markets," he said. DNR's Australian equities incrementus (growth) portfolio lost 19 per cent over the last 12 months. Despite ...

Clarion call for bargain global property

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
Global listed property securities have fallen too far with the US presenting some solid investment opportunities, according to ING Clarion Real Estate Securities. Chris Reich, director and portfolio manager at ING Clarion, said real estate investment ...