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Waiting to exhale 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... is being determined. Also, Bloomberg reports that the ECB "may announce a range of measures tomorrow to stimulate bank lending, said three euro-area officials with knowledge of policy makers' deliberations." Fresh leak, rumour, gossip, report. Nikkei.com ...

PJC: Government needs to re-think payday reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... report, released on Friday, has backed up industry concerns that proposed caps would affect the viability of short-term lending. The PJC inquiry, chaired by Labor MP Bernie Ripoll, has recommended the government review the proposals, describing the proposed ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... proceed. Investor sentiment was also lifted by China's move to reduce bank reserve levels on Wednesday to release money for lending and help shore up slowing growth. Higher growth in China could be crucial for a global economy that's suffering in the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... contract was up 44 points at 4,353. In economic news on Monday,the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases its lending finance for September. In equities news, Elders Ltd and Incitec Pivot Ltd both post full year results, while BHP Billiton Petroleum ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... chaotic default by either Greece or Italy would lead to huge losses for European banks. That, in turn, could cause a global lending freeze that might escalate into another credit crisis similar to the one in 2008 after Lehman Brothers fell. LONDON - ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... raised interest rates five times and increased the amount of cash banks must keep in reserve, effectively restricting their lending capacity. WELLINGTON - Wellington closed 0.72 per cent, or 23.88 points, lower at 3,308.89.

ASIC annual report highlights industry trends

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) approved 868 Australian financial services (AFS) licence applications for margin lending facilities financial product authorisations (for existing AFS licence holders) and licenced over 6,000 people or businesses ...

US unlikely to follow EU short selling ban

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... confidence in Dexia that lead to the need for taxpayer-funded bail-out of the French-Belgium bank Dexia. Dexia specialised in lending money to local government authorities. The $A6 billion purchase of Dexia comes just three years after the Belgium government ...

Sounds like a plan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... European Stability Mechanism - from July 2013 to July next year. And, if they pull this one off, they might even get a lending hand bonus from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Sounds like a plan. The bad news - the problem has been kicked down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... contract was up 46 points at 4,266 points. In local economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release lending finance for August and new motor vehicle sales for September. In company news, Ansell is due to hold its annual general ...