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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... rise in full year net profit, driven by the continuing fall in bad debts since the global financial crisis and improved interest margins. Although the result was positive, CBA was the worst-performer among Australia's big four banks, having risen 1.46 ...

Christian Super joins Government to seed community fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
Christian Super has teamed up with the Australian Government to provide financing for a new $20 million social enterprise investment fund. Brisbane based Foresters Community Finance will manage the Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF) ...

Fed move checks markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... Nasdaq gained 5.3%. The Fed changed the almost permanent phrase "for an extended period" when referring to the outlook for interest rates in its policy statements since the GFC to "at least through mid-2013" after last night's FOMC meeting. Yes folks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... territory 45 minutes before the close. It followed an announcement by the Federal Reserve that it expected to maintain interest rates at ultra-low levels for the next two years due to economic weakness. LONDON - European stocks moved higher after a day ...

Stocks in freefall on recession fears, banks cut mortgage rates

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... 6.66% to 1119.46. Australian bond markets soared in thin trade and yields fell as fund managers and hedgers priced in interest rate cuts. Anne Anderson, head of fixed income global asset management for UBS, said the three-year Australian government bond ...

UniSuper nominates Bloomberg as asset manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... Dobbie, Bloomberg's country manager, Australia and New Zealand told Financial Standard that AIM had received a lot of interest from other super funds about the program. "Bloomberg specialises in working with the buy side, because we understand their ...

Re-financing of aged care announced

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... Homes could be sold and the proceeds banked in the new Australian Age Pensioner's Savings Account which would attract interest and could be used as and when needed. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten ...

Goodbye or good buy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... would be harder to put to repay its debt obligations? But no, they're still willing to lend to Uncle Sam and at lower interest rates at that. This in itself improves equity valuations - not to mention the 17.3% discount the S&P 500 has received from ...

Capital protected products shine in gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... Series products to cover any international index such as the Hang Seng, or global commodities markets. "We're gauging interest with distribution channels to see what the appetite is," he said. The Capital Series products provide a protected loan structure ...

Market dives on US downgrade, China demands new reserve currency

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... is to pay them in depreciated dollars," he wrote. "The Chinese and other offshore holders wind up getting not only.05% interest on their Treasury Bills, but 12 months later - voila! - their Bills are worth only 85 cents on the dollar in global purchasing ...