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Whac-a-mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... the problems in its financial sector and in the broader economy. They seem to be playing the game of 'whac-a-mole' - the Bear Sterns mole first popped out, they whack it in the head with a bailout, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's heads popped -- whack. ...

Getting the right mix

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... Warren. The second thing to look for is the capacity to provide services to other investors for which fund managers will bear the cost, and that's where liquidity provision and risk transfer come into play. "Those two are your sources of excess return," ...

Europe pension assets on the rise

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
European pension assets have been battered by the bear market but the sector still managed to spurt a decent 5.7 per growth - bringing total assets to $6.4 trillion. According to the latest annual IPE Top 1000 Pension Funds supplement, which assesses ...

IML overhauls staff retention strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... worked in London as an equities analyst at ING and a number of other firms. In addition, IML hired former Paul Winter, former Bear Stearns analyst, and Andrew Harrison as quantitative analyst's. Following the departure of senior portfolio manager, Paul ...

Saving Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... the Fed would move swiftly - and if needed, brutally - to sustain the financial health of twin giants. "The consequences of Bear Sterns failing for example, was [seen as] too much of a risk. The Fed basically moved to engineer a takeover by JPMorgan ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... 344.65 points, or 2.99 per cent, to end at 11,188.23, its weakest close since late July as the blue-chip index moved into "bear market" territory -- down 20 per cent from last year's highs. The Nasdaq composite slid 74.69 points, or 3.2 per cent, to ...

Pengana wins ex-Rubicon investors

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
Ex- Rubicon investment managers Antonio Meroni and Tony Wolfe's have brought more than just their expertise to Pengana when they joined in May - they have also ferried across some of Rubicon's largest global institutional investors keen for a slice ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
The Australian equities market was down at midday, following falls on Wall Street on Friday. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 32.3 points, or 0.63 per cent to 5103.3, while the broader All Ordinaries was off 27.7 points, or 0.53 per cent ...

Plan B bears market pain

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
Boutique wealth manager Plan B's full year results were not as stellar as the numbers in the half year although the company still managed to meet its earnings target and dish out higher-than-planned dividends for shareholders. Six months ago, Plan B ...

Shaw grows business in shaky times

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
Shaw Stockbroking is defying the bear market by expanding its business and hiring staff from international investment powerhouses. Shaw managing director Harold Shapiro said the bear market has opened doors for key staff hire from international finance ...