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Wen's visible hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... controls." Got that? Control. We don't have to go so far back to see how much control Wen's visible hand has. China's new bank lending increased to 919.8 billion yuan (US$144 billion) in June, up from 793.2 billion yuan in May, up from 681.8 in April ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... points, to finish at 1,812.89, helped by the China data but also rebounding following a heavy loss on Thursday after the Bank of Korea unexpectedly cut interest rates. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 5.9 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 3495.40.

Investors ignoring credit

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... much higher than their historical average, for example, US non-investment grade secured loans are currently around 6.0% over bank bills compared with an average 3.5% historically. Market volatility is here to stay, and investors should ensure that their ...

Climate change already an insurance risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
Political opposition to the carbon tax may be at record highs in Australia but for insurers climate change has for many years already been an economic and business risk they have had to plan for. "Since climate change could lead to losses on a scale ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... markets plunged on growing fears of a regional slowdown after South Korea unexpectedly cut interest rates and Japan's central bank failed to make major policy changes to boost growth. Tokyo fell 1.48 per cent, or 130.99 points, to end at 8,720.01, while ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... numbers again and a bit of short covering coming through which is a good situation." He said a meeting by Japan's central bank about possibly increasing its asset purchase program to provide liquidity for economic growth could also move the market. On ...

BT flags wealth "land grab"

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
BT Financial has launched a new aligned dealer brand as part of the group's broader ambition to grow by securing a larger chunk of superannuation and life insurance assets. The new brand, BT Select, is a business-to-business group targeting multi-partner ...

Perpetual sells mortgage business

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
Perpetual has reached an agreement to sell its mortgage processing business to FAF International Property Services Australia, an affiliate of First Mortgage Services. Plans to sell Perpetual Lenders Mortgage Services (PLMS) were announced as part of ...

PE firm makes ClearView bid

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... trading volumes and liquidity," said Michael Alscher, CCP managing partner. CCP said that its offer is fully funded by Investec Bank Australia, and "the counterparties to certain put and call option deeds that CCP BidCo has entered into with a number ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up one point at 4,065. In economic news on Thursday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Philip Lowe is due to give a speech to The Economists' Bellwether Series 2012 (Australia) ...