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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 ...

Up, down and sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
... that's the rub. They don't. Remember 15 July 2008 when the A$ was staring at reaching parity with the big dollar? Lehman Brothers happened exactly two months later! Currency forecasters immediately went to work on their models and predicted a long drawn ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... likely over" also appeared to help the mood as investors reflected on the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers that set off a global panic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 56.61 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 9683.41 as the stock ...

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... investment advice. Yes Virginia, the world has changed from a year ago. Tomorrow marks the first anniversary when Lehman Brothers became no more. Just as only a few saw Lehman's fall last year, only a few could countenance the unbelievable rally that ...

Treading on treacherous territory

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... of the market. Prices weakened. Prophecy fulfilled. September 15, 2008. Yes, it was in September last year when Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. You still remember that, correct? My point exactly. Last year's market mayhem are still fresh in our ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... they head into September, historically the stock market's worst month. Last September, which saw the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the kickoff of the worst financial crisis in decades, is still fresh in investors' minds. On Friday, the Dow fell 36.43 ...