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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 ...

Margin lending suffers from adviser misconception

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
Investment Trends December 2011 Margin Lending Financial Planner Report has revealed 83% of respondents named market conditions as the biggest barrier to margin lending among financial planners. Volatility levels attracted 49% of the vote with higher ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... 2007-2013 budget will be redirected towards job creation, especially among the young, and will commit to freeing up bank lending to small- and medium-sized companies." Even that scholar of the Great Depression realised this. In his testimony before the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... releases housing finance data for December while the Reserve Bank of Australia releases figures on credit and debit card lending for December. In equities news, Leighton Holdings and JB Hi-Fi post first half results, while Singapore Telecommunications ...