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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... futures contract was down 31 points at 4,300. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for February. In equities news, a scheme meeting is to be held for a shareholder vote on the Whitehaven Coal and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
The Australian market is set to open higher after stocks on Wall Street posted large gains on a surge in lending in China and a rise in eurozone industrial production. At 0802 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points ...

Can't fix what's not broken, yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... that call. And although forecasters got it right last month - the RBA stayed - Australian banks went ahead and raised lending rates anyway to make up for higher funding costs and to protect their profit margins. It's difficult enough to be a central ...

Forrester Cohen builds adviser distribution

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... has been appointed head of distribution for Forrester Cohen. Finucane has over 30 years experience in the third party lending and distribution and will be involved in the group's expansion into the adviser market. Currently, Forrester Cohen is preparing ...

ETP growth attracts IOSCO concerns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... reflects its actual operations, particularly its use of complex strategies, investments in derivatives, or securities lending agreements," it added further in the paper. "Regulation could also require that an ETF, when updating its disclosure documents ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... central bank cut the reserve requirement ratio for commercial banks by 50 basis points from Friday to ease restrictions on lending and give the domestic economy a boost. Hong Kong was up 0.12 per cent, with the Hang Seng index up 25.87 points to 21,406.86 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... things tend to disappoint, but on the agenda will definitely be an increase in the IMF's (International Monetary Fund) lending capacity," he said. "There've been headlines recently suggesting a bit of friction there, so there should be some communication ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... cent higher at $US1.3257. HONG KONG - Most Asian markets closed higher, driven by a Chinese move at the weekend to loosen lending and hopes that debt-ridden Greece's bailout will at last be finalised. Monday's gains came after China's central bank said ...

BEN announces solid results

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... 80% over the reporting period, with the retail deposit base growing by $1.9 billion or 5% over the period. BEN's margin lending portfolio decline 67% since its 2007 peak of $8 billion although some of this decline was replaced by residential mortgages. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment for February is released as are the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) lending finances for December and its new motor vehicle sals for January. In equities news, Commonwealth Bank of Australia ...