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Margin lending collapses risk regulatory over-reach

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... government be there to bail them out when it comes unstuck? This might have been on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's mind in early March when he told reporters that consumers need to understand the organisations they are dealing with and how their interest ...

Flight of the squeamish

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
Recent machinations within bond markets should remind all that a month is a long time in capital markets. Early March global yields were shifting south in excess of 18bp. While 10-year yields in Australia avoided such sharp falls due to a better performing ...

UniSuper chief Byrne move to ACSI

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... years experience of being at the helm of a not for profit funds to the superannuation body. She leaves UniSuper in early March, and played a pivotal role in positioning the fund as a vanguard in proactive corporate governance through voting and engagement. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... or 7.5 per cent off its peak in late July. The index ended the week down 745.73 points, its worst weekly loss since early March when global equities were battered by the unwinding of carry trades. WELLINGTON - The NZSX-50 index closed down 50.58 points ...

Surging dollar prompts mixed views on fall-out

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
Nipping at the heels of its 1990 high against the US dollar, the Australian dollar, climbing steadily since early March, has reached a 17-year peak overnight on Tuesday of $0.8365. Although cyclicals such as resources, materials and energy come out ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
... per cent. HONG KONG - Stocks fell for the third straight day, dropping over two per cent to the lowest level since early March amid a steep sell-off in global equities and as commodity shares slumped. The benchmark Hang Seng index shed 366.44 points ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... worst performance since January 20, the Dow Jones average fell by a similar 1.8 per cent to its lowest level since early March and with 29 of its 30 stock components posting losses. The Nasdaq composite index fell by 2.2 per cent. The US bond market ...

Daily economic update

... bank to hold credit rates steady for the 13th consecutive month. The RBA last raised its benchmark lending rate in early March 2005 to 5.5 per cent - the highest level in four years. The central bank does not issue a statement when it leaves policy unchanged ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks slump on earnings doubts

... spate of corporate profit warnings prompted investors to take profits. Major US indexes have surged by over 25% since early March in expectation of a strong pick-up in US corporate profits in the second half. But a growing number of US companies are ...

Assirt throws weight behind hedge funds

... industry has been mired in controversy since an Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority (APRA) statement in early March warned superannuation trustees that they needed to proceed with caution before investing in hedge funds. The statement sparked ...