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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... Wall Street suffered its worst day since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks -after the $US700 billion bailout of US banks was rejected by US politicians. The Dow Jones Industrials Average plunged 777.68 points, or 6.98 per cent to 10,365.45 and ...

Look out below

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... from the US Federal Reserve. Reports that the Fed has further expanded its lending facility, a consortium of 10 major US banks pledged to make US$70 billion available, and extra liquidity injections from the European Central Bank, the Bank of England ...

Instos pour $370m into Apostle fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... bank loans market. The Apostle Loomis Sayles Senior Loan Fund primarily invests in BB and B senior secured loans made by US banks to corporations which are protected by tight loan covenants and secured by the borrowers' collateral. Apostle appointed ...

Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... Fannie and Freddie. This conjures images of the Treasury putting water in a bucket filled with holes, particularly as many US banks hold preferred shares issued by the two GSEs. The Treasury will be allowed to buy mortgage bonds packaged by the agencies. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... points to 2,264.22. LONDON - European stock exchanges fell on renewed financial sector fears following the failure of two US banks over the weekend. In London the FTSE 100 index lost 40.00 points to 5,312.60 FRANKFURT - The Dax lost 30.45 points to 6,351.15 ...

Australian Ethical HQ wins Banksia award

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
Ethical fund manager Australian Ethical Investment put its ESG theories to practice when it won the prestigious Banksia Environmental Foundation award for its new environmentally friendly headquarters. Australian Ethical Investment's new office, Trevor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... cent on Tuesday as the Dow Jones blue-chip index hit a two-year low with sentiment weighed down by the financial woes of US banks and finance firms. Trading remained volatile as financial sector as investors lost confidence in a government rescue package ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... financial issues globally." US stocks fell 0.9 per cent last night after top investment bank Goldman Sachs warned that US banks would have to raise as much as $US65 billion in capital and forecast the credit crunch to last until mid 2009. Mr Vaughan ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks fell on a warning from Goldman Sachs that US banks will need to raise billions of dollars in capital. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 10 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after fears that US banks could be forced to raise more capital hit Wall St. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 25 points at 5,583. Today, the Australian Bureau of ...