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Central banks try again to lift liquidity

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
Several of the world's most prominent central banks, led by the US Federal Reserve, overnight announced details of the latest scheme - basically looser lending, by them, to select counterparties - that they hope will help revive liquidity in interbank ...

UBS redefines fixed income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
UBS takes a fresh approach to fixed income investment with a new product that delivers above market performance by diversifying across four of the firm's fixed income funds. The UBS Fixed Income Plus includes fully automated investment decisions and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher today as Wall Street gained ground overnight. Base metal prices mostly were stronger in London. At 0708 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was up 55 ...

Plan for Life and AFA award life industry Who's Who

Annuity and insurance heavyweights took centre stage at the Plan For Life / AFA Life Company of the Year 2007 Awards held in Sydney yesterday. CommInsure won the two top accolades, 2007 Life Insurance Company of the Year Award and the 2007 Annuity Provider ...

Fed govt tightens foreign investment rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
The federal government has outlined a set of principles which screens foreign investments into Australia to ensure future investment projects are in line with the country's national interest. The principles examine if particular foreign investment projects ...

Tax reforms boost capacity, not inflationary

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
Treasurer Wayne Swan presented his tax reform Bill to parliament this week saying it will boost economic capacity and not be inflationary. "They are also a down payment on a more internationally competitive tax system that will enhance the economy's ...

Why only bank fees in government sights?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
If government intervention is warranted to fix bank fees and grocery costs and monitor fuel prices, then it can't too long until super fund transfers feel the same blowtorch. As part of the government's inflation attack strategy, Treasurer Wayne Swan ...

Green light on First Home Saver

The new government has delivered on its key election promise of addressing housing affordability when it established the 'First Home Saver Account' - a package of tax concessions and government contributions to help young Australians and low income ...

Investors swarm to Asian hedge funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
The Asian hedge funds industry continues to expand exponentially as investors flock to pour more than $12.4 billion into the market last year. New data by global hedge fund research house, Hedge Fund Research (HFR), show assets in the Asian hedge industry ...

Jumping volatility not yet swaying sentiment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
Despite the volcanic volatility reverberating around global markets, several world wide sentiment surveys show that investor remain surprisingly upbeat. The quarterly ING Investor Sentiment Index shows that confidence level among Asian investors has ...