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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... opening following a fairly limited response to this threat (Cyprus) last week suggests that the market broadly expects that a crisis will be averted." Cyprus and its international creditors are in talks over how Cyprus can secure a 10 billion euro bailout. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... 42.10 (1.32 per cent) to end at 3,224.13. The record-smashing performance came exactly four years after the Dow reached a crisis low of 6,470, having lost more than half its value as the US sank into deep recession. LONDON - European stocks posted strong ...

Grexin Brixit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... reason to slash borrowing costs again if needed. Then there's the eurozone. They're still in recession yes but talks of a crisis or disintegration has died down. So has that of a Grexit. Many are now convinced it's Grexin. Yes folks, it's been pretty ...

Repressed rally

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... continues to improve and though still in recession, Europe's sovereign debt issue now appears to be a problem rather than a crisis. And then there's China. You've seen the latest stats. Its economy re-accelerated to a faster-than-expected 7.9% in the ...

More risk checks needed for super fund equities

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... in today's markets, it could take funds six months to sell out of their portfolios with these managers, even without a crisis. "Without examining the portfolios of these managers, and understanding this in context, trustees have no idea how liquid their ...

Emerging market bubbles present opportunity: Tyndall

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
While there will be frequent bubbles in emerging markets, presently the global flight from risk has created an attractive buying opportunity for long-term investors, according to Tyndall Asset Management. Speaking at a media briefing to mark the fourth ...

IOSCO recommends reforms to the $4.7tr MMF sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... cause the crisis, their performance during the financial turmoil highlighted their potential to spread or even amplify a crisis," noted the just released report. The MMF sector needs special consideration because while it's not part of the official banking ...

Treasury seeks to boost APRA powers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... yesterday amid concerns APRA's current powers would prove insufficient to enable it to intervene 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 ...

AIA innovates around adviser feedback

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Life insurance specialist AIA Australia has enhanced its Priority Protection product, expanding the product range to include a superannuation income protection option that will allow advisers to offer clients insurance within super. The new Super IP ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
Australian stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with market players using the downgrade of three European countries as a catalyst to sell out of equities. At 1025 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 15.9 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 4,269.2 points ...