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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... 11,000.98. The last time the blue-chip index closed above 11,000 was September 26, 2008, 11 days after the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered a financial meltdown that led to the global recession. Fears that Greece could be edging closer to default ...

Local councils set to recover more from Lehman

PIPER ALDERMAN RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... judgment of the Federal Court, which found that the Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA) approved by creditors of Lehman Brothers Australia was void and of no effect. "The decision confirms that the DOCA is ineffective and that Lehman Australia remains ...

Instos lobby for Main Street

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... former SEC chairman who introduced reforms 20 years ago said: "Do remember that a common element in the failure of Lehman Brothers, AIG, Fannie Mae, and other firms was that their boards of directors did not control excessive risk-taking, did not prevent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... 5,599.76 points, returning to levels last seen in September 2008 just before the collapse of giant US investment bank Lehman Brothers. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX 30 rose 82.04 points, or 1.42 per cent, to 5,877.36 points. PARIS - The CAC 40 advanced 82.01 ...

Instinet adds four to Sydney office

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
... and has also worked at BZW, JBWere and ITG. Lai joined the firm from Credit Suisse. He has also spent time at Lehman Brothers, Citi and UK hedge fund DPFM. Meanwhile, Heavener also previously worked at Credit Suisse and has experience across back, middle ...

Mahogany enters voluntary administration

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... removal of these monies left Mahogany with limited funds," noted the statement. "As the litigation relating to the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and its consequences is now almost certain to continue well into 2010 in both the UK and the USA, Mahogany will ...

Sell dollars to buy stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... balance sheet, think about the US Treasury's massive leverage. And then overlay that with the mighty strong and safe Lehman Brothers. Safe haven US dollar my foot! Yes, we all know the answer. The Fed is flooding the system with dollars causing its supply ...

Perpetual close to recovering $125m for Mahogany

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... came a step closer to recovering the $125 million frozen from Mahogany Capital noteholders since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, following its second successful court ruling in the United Kingdom last week. Perpetual (PTCo) commenced legal proceedings ...

Nomura expands local business

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... banking at Nomura Asia ex-Japan. Schiffman said the bank's capabilities were strengthened with its purchase of Lehman Brothers' Asian franchise.

Liquidity flow versus trade flow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
... other - is back to its historical norm of around 10 basis points. It blew up at a high of more than 360 bps after Lehman Brothers collapsed last year. This narrowing spread - courtesy of falling Libor rates - is evidence that the money flooded into the ...