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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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... businesses in Europe's biggest economy are at their most confident since the spectacular collapse of US banking giant Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Home sales data and a jump in manufactured goods orders in the US also did little to cheer investors ...

Neuberger Berman buys Lehman Bros

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Neuberger Berman has agreed to acquire the businesses of Lehman Brothers Trust Company, N.A. and Lehman Brothers Trust Company of Delaware. Neuberger Berman Group which has approximately $194 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2009, announced ...

Hong Kong cracks down on Lehman Bros

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Following last year's Lehman Brothers collapse, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has revealed there are still 930 cases involving the failed bank still under disciplinary consideration within the Chinese state. HKMA announced last Friday that there ...

TechInvest tops fastest growing fundie table

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... taking advantage of current conditions." The firm was also appointed to manage the EQT High Income Fund instead of Lehman Brothers Asset Management in August last year. The firm provides investors with three funds; the TI Intercept Capital Fund; TI Technology ...

Intl equities on a good run...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... into a tailspin. The spread went from just around 10 basis points pre-GFC to a high of more than 364 bps after Lehman Brothers collapsed. It has continued to narrow since then. At present this spread is down to just 50 bps. This narrowing spread - courtesy ...