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The end is nigh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
Measures, measures and more measures. How long is a piece of string? How much more money must central banks kept throwing at banks, financial institutions and businesses to get credit flowing again? Selective bailouts, massive rescue packages, coordinated ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher after US stocks slowed their declines on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index fell 1.49 per cent and 1.18 per cent respectively while the NASDAQ managed to gain 0.27 ...

ITG comes to trader's aid

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Investment Technology Group (ITG) is giving Australian traders the ability to better manage stock positions in highly volatile markets cost effectively with the launch of its Flexible Participation Algorithm. Traders can set the algorithm to buy and ...

Property downturn over: RP Data

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
The bear run of the residential property market is at an end, marked by the surprise slashing of interest rates by the RBA this week, claims RP Data. According to national RP Data property research director Tim Lawless, the residential market has now ...

Online rush for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
A Melbourne-based financial planner has opened up a gold and silver bullion investment shop online, following a trend in the US where tupperware parties are replaced by gold parties as the value of gold continue to soar. Retail investors looking to ...

When five become one: AUI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
The $6.2 billion Australian Unity Investments is looking to morph five of its retail property syndicates and trusts into a hybrid $400 million mega fund. The fund manager is currently seeking investor approval to convert its five offerings into a single ...

UK fund seeks global eq manager

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
The $579 million Isle of Wight Council pension fund is seeking a global equities manager to manage up to 50 per cent of the fund's assets. The UK pension fund has put out a tender for one or more manages to manage the $290 million mandate. Although ...

Neuberger Berman pledges money guarantee

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
Lehman Brothers subsidiary Neuberger Berman Management has put up its hand to be a part of the US Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds. The trustee board of bankrupt Lehman Brothers' asset management arm, along with all other ...

Suncorp ripe for the picking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
Suncorp confirmed it has received several approaches from companies besides Commonwealth Bank interested in buying the banking and wealth management divisions of the group. The group advised its shareholders the approaches may or may not lead to formal ...

Back to basics for property

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
LandMark White Invest today unveilled the LMWI Diversified Property Fund - a debut offering that executes a low gearing, minimal risk approach to property investing. LMW Invest, a spin off from property valuation firm LandMark White group, secured the ...