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Serpentine fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... that it is "a year of cooling down with more stability and calmness in the stock market". That year was 2008. The year Lehman Bros collapse. The year the S&P 500 index dove by 38.5% and the year that the median price of existing one-family homes in America ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... soared 3.37 per cent, or 416.83 points, to 11,463.75 - its highest close since September 2008 after the collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers at the height of the global financial crisis. Sydney climbed 0.78 per cent, or 38.3 points, to 4,921.0 and Hong ...

Better 2013 outlook risks complacency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
There were failed forecasts a-plenty in 2012. And when it comes to predictions, nothing can compare with the much-hyped end of the world apocalyptic prophets say was coming on 21-12-2012 based on their interpretation of the Mayan calendar. Guess what? ...

Strong growth in securities lending: J.P. Morgan

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... investors now a lot more confident. "There is not longer a one size fits all approach for securities lending." After the Lehman disaster In September 2008 approximately 15% of J.P. Morgan's securities lending clients put a hold on lending, and another ...

Chinese small-and-mid caps undervalued

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... long-term to reap the returns when history repeats itself, pointing out that Chinese small caps rebounded by 287% after the Lehman incident in 2008. Based on the Hang Seng China Enterprise Index, valuations for smaller Chinese listed companies are at ...

State Street profits up 23% on Lehman wind up

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... services, has announced a 23% rise in third quarter profits despite a slight fall in revenue, bolstered by claims linked to the Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy. The Boston-based bank, which has a major presence in Australia, has benefited from a rise in ...

QE results in currency wars

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... economic, political and social consequences for developing economies, according to Threadneedle Investments. In the post-Lehman days, the Federal Reserve adopted a new framework for monetary policy with the introduction of quantitative easing (QE) and ...

Treasury seeks to boost APRA powers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... effectively in the event of a crisis. Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten said that four years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the consultation paper formed "part of an ongoing review process to ensure financial sector regulation remains ...

Lest we forget Lehman: Omgeo

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
While this week's fourth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers only added to the GFC, history should see it as a net positive for the industry, according to Tony Freeman, executive director for industry relations at middle office player Omgeo. ...

The rally that no one's enjoyed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... BOJ and the BOE and the RBA et. al. would hand us a big enough umbrella for protection. Recall the talk about "another Lehman moment" earlier this year?... and we're supposed to be so scared? Guess what? We're spooked off our pants that we've taken the ...