01 July 2009 | Peter Wells. | The Australian Financial Review
The market's worst year for more than a quarter of a century is giving way to green shoots of recovery - but with caution in the undergrowth, writes Peter Wells.
01 July 2009 | Alan Jury | The Australian Financial Review
Forget the credit crunch - the financial year just ended has been the year of the credibility crunch. A much larger than comfortable number of companies had their reputations belted - some deservedly so and some just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
01 July 2009 | Khia Mercer | The Australian Financial Review
Equity strategists are daring to believe again. But their hopes that record low interest rates and trillions of dollars spent worldwide to repair fractured economies will engineer a sustained recovery on markets is tinged with more than a hint of fear that sentiment will once again come crashing down.
30 June 2009 | Peter Wells | The Australian Financial Review - Online
A damaging year of heavy losses for investors has drawn to a close. Four leading fund managers spoke to Peter Wells about the lessons learnt and the outlook for the year ahead.
01 July 2009 | Glenn Mumford | The Australian Financial Review
Boring it most definitely wasn't. We have experienced 12 heady months we won't forget in a hurry.
01 July 2009 | Matthew Drummond | The Australian Financial Review
Bad debts exploded, dividends were cut and the federal government had to guarantee bank deposits to stop people stashing their savings under the mattress instead.
01 July 2009 | Brendon Lau | The Australian Financial Review
Here's a warning to anyone who thinks markets have recovered: it ain't over till the fat lady sings. The fat lady, as far as investors are concerned, are credit markets.
01 July 2009 | Stephen Wyatt, SHANGHAI | The Australian Financial Review
It was a heart-pumping journey for mining investors over the past year as fortunes swung violently on volatile commodity prices.
01 July 2009 | Jo Clarke | The Australian Financial Review
From boom-time prosperity to the pits of despair, it has been a rollercoaster ride for miners as the dream of record commodity prices and soaring demand descended into a nightmare of crippling debt, plant closures and a desperate dash for cash from foreign investors.
01 July 2009 | David Bassanese | The Australian Financial Review
Australia's economic growth is likely to remain well below trend over the coming financial year, pushing up unemployment and pushing down inflation.
01 July 2009 | Anthony Hughes, NEW YORK | The Australian Financial Review
United States stocks have staged a remarkable comeback since sinking to a 12-year low in March after one of the most tumultuous periods in Wall Street history, but some investors may be tempted to lock in their gains rather than confront what could be a more challenging second half.
01 July 2009 | Stephen Wyatt, SHANGHAI | The Australian Financial Review
It was the year the world looked to China for hope amid the worst global economic meltdown since the Great Depression and China responded with a massive stimulus package.
01 July 2009 | Robert Guy | The Australian Financial Review
In a year from now we'll be reminiscing about the "good ol', bad ol' days" of the global financial crisis - right?
01 July 2009 | David Ciampa | The Australian Financial Review
ASX-listed companies raised a record level of equity as overgeared corporations went hunting for new capital to repair debt burdened balance sheets.
01 July 2009 | Stephen Shore | The Australian Financial Review
The Australian dollar set records on the way down and on the way up this past year.
01 July 2009 | Katja Buhrer | The Australian Financial Review
The bond market has provided slim pickings for investors looking to fatten their portfolios in past years. But now they are spoilt for choice.
01 July 2009 | Lisa Carapiet | The Australian Financial Review
A battered and bruised property sector is valiantly trying to lift itself off the canvas but investors are nervously waiting to see if a near-40 per cent rebound in stock prices since March proves the real deal or a temporary reprieve.
