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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... was down 45 points at 4,522. In economic news on Monday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor, (financial markets) Guy Debelle is due to speak to the Australian Securitisation Forum 2012 in Sydney. In equities news, the Domaine Steel River ...

ASIC supports updates to disclosure rules

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... disclosure by listed entities as the foundation of market integrity and a central tenet of fair and efficient financial markets,' ASIC Deputy Chairman Belinda Gibson said. 'We recognise that listed entities need clear guidance about their continuous ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... markets - most major indices saw red last week - with Wall Street enduring its worst week since the start of June. Financial markets were scared off their socks that not a few failed to notice indications that, just as Halloween, Xmas too may be coming ...

Westpac Institutional Bank names CFO

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... new chief financial officer, following an extensive global search. Winder, who has over 25 years experience in financial markets, joined Westpac in 2010 and has been acting chief financial officer for the institutional bank since June 2012. He has previously ...

Good jobs bad jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... latest update of the US non-farm payrolls report good or bad? It was a bit of both -- one that doesn't offer financial markets clearer direction.

Failure is not an option

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... since the European Central Bank -- followed by the US Federal Reserve followed by the Bank of Japan -- gave financial markets what they wished, prayed and hoped for and fired the first salvo of quantitative easing. Despite doubts, hesitation and trepidation ...

ISN expand policy and research team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... team with two new hires to its Sydney and Melbourne office. Anh Nguyen has been appointed as a policy analyst, financial markets and will be based in Sydney while Mohita Zaheed has been appointed as an economist to its Melbourne office. Nguyen has previously ...

Spanish austerity and Chinese take-away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... budget that aims to cut the deficit from 8.9% in 2011 to 6.3% this year, 4.5% next year and 2.8% the year after. Financial markets saw that this was good. By imposing tough fiscal measures (in line with earlier recommendations made by the European Commission) ...

The pain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... Greeks in Athens have protested against again only last night. We only have to look at the performance of Spain's financial markets to know that this is not good news for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy who's hard at work preparing to hand down his damned ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases its Financial Stability Review while RBA assistant governor, financial markets, Dr Guy Debelle is scheduled to deliver the Deakin University's 2012 Richard Searby Oration. In equities news, KPMG General ...