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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... despite data showing growth in manufacturing activity virtually stopped in June, as the government clamps down on bank lending in a bid to tame inflation. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket's strong gains on Thursday were replayed in Friday morning ...

Bendigo finds safe harbour from wholesale storm in retail deposits

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... outlook on Bendigo was also due to the asset quality on the balance sheet. "We've got a small amount of small business lending, therefore we've got 98 per cent of our assets secured through property mortgages or listed securities in our margin lending ...

CFS super deposit taps demand, relieves wholesale reliance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... Australian banks from their reliance on wholesale funding, with the savings rate running at 12.5 per cent against credit lending rates closer to 5 per cent. He said new debt issuance for the Big Four banks had fallen from $140 billion last year to $90 ...

Bendigo Wealth expands, restructures with seven senior appointments

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... the independent financial advisory market. Bendigo Wealth, which brings together the group's cash, investment, margin lending and managed fund businesses into one division, has promoted two former state-based managers to the new title of regional manager. ...

Deposits may shield Aussie banks from Greek debt crisis fallout

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... rate is running at 12.5 per cent," he said. "If you look at that against credit growth, the amount of money banks are lending out, that's closer to 5 per cent." "Last year the 4 major banks borrowed about $140 billion in new debt issuance. This year ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... central bank announced a fresh increase in the amount of money banks must hold in reserve, effectively limiting their lending, as leaders try to soak up liquidity. Despite the high inflation rate, markets rose as it was in line with expectations and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... Australia Bank's issues its monthly business survey for May, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases data on lending finance for April. In Brisbane, the Queensland government hands down its annual Budget. In equities news, Insurance Australia ...

State Street secures REST lending deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
REST Industry Super has appointed State Street Corporation as its global securities lending agent, building on their relationship established earlier this year. State Street will now deliver a securities lending programme for REST's global bond and ...

NZ bank credit ratings cut, outlook stable

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... their funding is sourced offshore but their domestic capital market is not as deep (as Australia's)." Ip said despite lending concentrations in residential mortgages, there was no concern about the soundness of the bank's housing portfolio thanks to ...

Signature scam adviser banned for life: ASIC

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... IMF Australian spokesman Paul Rainford said the case had been brought against King, ASANDAS, Stripe Capital and margin lending firm Leveraged Equities, which is part of Bendigo Wealth, a subsidiary of Adelaide and Bendigo Bank. Leveraged Equities is ...