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Non-bank lender completes public securitisation

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
An Australian non-bank lender yesterday completed a public securitisation issue using prime loans originated by GE Capital. Pepper, a financial services provider specialising in domestic and commercial property, said the issue was well supported by ...

Asia for the long haul

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
While there is a lot of head nodding when it comes to the benefits of investing in Asia, it's a region that remains under represented based on its economic fundamentals, according to Jonathan Schuman, head of global business development at San Francisco-based ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
Australian shares opened lower with the mining giants and most of the major banks posting falls. At 1022 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 42.4 points, or 0.95 per cent, at 4,441.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Strong growth in securities lending: J.P. Morgan

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
A new surge of pension funds and institutional investors are showing interest in securities lending, said Paul Wilson, global head of client management & sales for trading services J.P. Morgan. Today's macro economic climate has left investors looking ...

Financial Standard names FS Smileys finalists

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
The 2012 finalists of the Financial Standard Social Media Influence, Leadership + Excellence Scholarship (or "the Smileys"), sponsored by Zurich, were announced today ahead of the awarding of the Scholarship in Melbourne next week. The 12 finalists ...

The song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
The results are all in. The week of punting is over... almost. And what have we got? A few lucky ones who gambled their life savings on "Green Moon" to win the Melbourne Cup and those who chose the seven winning numbers in Australia's A$100 million ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
Australian stocks look set to open lower following further falls on international markets overnight after European central banks held key interest rates at record low levels and debt-stricken Greece approved new austerity measures. At 0631 AEDT on Friday ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
Australian stocks are more than one per cent lower as weakness in the finance and resources-linked sectors lead broad-based declines. At 1027 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 55.9 points, or 1.24 per cent, at 4,460.6 points ...

CareSuper scoops SelectingSuper awards

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
CareSuper has won both Super Fund of The Year and Best Long Term Performance at this years SelectingSuper awards, held in the MCG members Dining Room in Melbourne this morning. Fund of the Year is awarded to the fund or platform with the best overall ...

Obama victory ignites fiscal cliff fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... market should benefit from the knowledge that monetary policy will now remain unchanged. Mitt Romney had pledged to remove Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve and was opposed to quantitative easing, which has proven supportive of both equities ...