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Frightened eurozone savers to buy Aussie dollars

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... losing 60% of their savings, is a one-off, Abernathy believes the latest measures have undermined the European banking system and created fear which could have perilous consequences for depressed parts of Europe. He says that savers in Greece, Ireland ...

Credit unions mount 'social' battle against banks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... away, industry body Abacus Australian Mutuals backs the public cry for an independent inquiry into the country's banking system. According to polling by D&M research of 1,000 Australian voters, two out of three respondents want an independent review ...

ME Bank launches premium treasury service

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... professional service with dedicated wealth cash specialists," he said. "Client information is held off ME Bank's core banking system so they won't receive unsolicited private banking offers, something which advisers are justifiably sensitive about, particularly ...

Abernathy snubs IMF liquidity drivel

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... thinks that these measures amount to closing the stable store after the horse has bolted. He says that Australia's banking system has enough fire power to deal with shocks without any extra regulatory upheaval and should not be called out when other ...

Don't ignore China banks: Macquarie

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
While China's banking system is plagued with challenges, the fundamentals prove they are a good investment within Asia's biggest economy, said a senior Macquarie Capital Securities analyst. Despite China's banking sector only delivering a 1.2% return ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... leaders would progress rapidly at a summit this week towards a direct recapitalisation of the country's troubled banking system. The euro edged down to $US1.2952 from $US1.2958 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed following ...

APRA issues final Basel III reforms

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010 to raise the quality and level of capital in the global banking system. The new tough rules that will apply to banks in Australia include a stricter approach to regulatory adjustments under which ...

Green lights on green shoots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... on Spain's domestic activity. This is well and good but only if last week's stress test results of the Spanish banking system prove accurate - that it'll need only about a,-60 bil to recapitalise (less than the a,-100 bil that's at the ready for when ...

Super to eclipse banks as primary lender: Cooper

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... pool - expected to reach $3 trillion by 2020 and over $5 trillion by 2030 - to become the fifth pillar within a banking system. However, if the less regulated superannuation sector did become the fifth pillar of the banking system, Cooper questions whether ...

No random walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... markets are subject to the actions of policy makers globally". "I don't have an edge on Greek elections, the Spanish banking system, what the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Chinese government, Angela Merkel, or the US Federal ...