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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly stronger today after a late dive on Wall Street wiped out earlier gains following the Federal Reserve's half a point interest rate cut. At 0801 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract ...

Swan clears St George takeover

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
Westpac yesterday received the formal approval of Wayne Swan, Australia's Treasurer, for its planned takeover of St George Bank. The approval comes with some limp conditions that conform to Westpac's stated plans for the bank, including maintaining ...

Insurance stays afloat

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
The insurance industry may have been bashed by the troubles in the financial markets - but one researcher believes that most players are safe due to strong regulations, technology investments and sound portfolio management. According to Datamonitor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open significantly lower after US stocks slumped overnight as economic reports there showed the economy is headed for a recession, if not there already. At 0753 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures ...

Depression no more?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
A depression-like stockmarket tumble needs a depression-like bounce back. This is what the equity markets' got overnight as Wall Street staged its biggest rally since October 1931. Equity markets across Europe and the US recorded spectacular one-day ...

Soup for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
You call last week a sell-off, this is a sell-off. Wall Street is now more than US$1,000,000,000,000 (US$1 trillion) cheaper as investors dumped stocks following news of the US House of Representatives' rejection of the US$700 billion financial sector ...

Four funds crossed off "On Hold" list

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
Four funds have been struck off Standard & Poor's "On Hold" list after reassuring the ratings house they are fully capable of executing their mandates despite ASIC's shorting ban. S&P removed its "On Hold" ratings for the Advance Global Alpha Fund ...

HBOS Australia gives Lloyds thumbs up

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
HBOS Australia's parent company is being swallowed by UK bank Lloyds TBS, but its local arm is welcoming the move as a way to grow its client base. In a statement released by the company, HBOS Australia claims the acquisition would position the firms' ...

Dec 2007 redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
The world's major central banks have launched a joint effort to address the on-going liquidity crisis and stabilise financial markets. This failed in December 2007 when the economic and financial backdrop were much better, will it succeed this time? ...

Challenger goes public

THE SHEET  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
The structured finance sector of the domestic debt capital market saw most activity last week, in terms of issuance and rating actions. The sector, and primarily RMBS, has made something of a comeback this month after a relatively quiet August. Issuance ...