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J.P. Morgan makes fresh moves in sec lending

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
Superannuation funds access to securities lending enters a new stage with the launch of the J.P. Morgan first Australian Tri-Party Securities Lending transaction. Tri-party securities collateral management will allow more lenders to accept non-cash ...

When everything went wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... something is about to go wrong. According to Bloomberg, "China's biggest banks are poised to hit government-set caps on lending and plan to stop expanding their loan books to avoid exceeding the annual quotas..." Less lending (plus other tightening policies) ...

Recycled fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... back to its target of three per cent. And if you think it's not serious, the PBOC already increased both its benchmark lending and deposit rates by 25 basis points each to 5.6 per cent and 2.5 per cent, respectively only last month. But haven't we walked ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... contract was 19 points lower at 4,689 points. In economics news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases lending finance data for September. The ABS is also set to release sales of new motor vehicles for October. In equities, the ...

ASIC sharpens focus on margin lending

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... than two years after the Opes Prime and Tricom debacles hurt retail investors, ASIC has put the spotlight back on margin lending again. The regulator issued guidance yesterday, which it hopes will improve protections for retail clients through better ...

ACSA appoints new chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... financial services providers licensing, taxation legislation and regulatory changes affecting short selling and securities lending while Cutts said that investment infrastructure reform will be of particular focus going forward. "As a community of custodians ...

Blackshaw appointed QLD/WA head

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... St.George Private Client's strategy to provide holistic support across all our clients' financial needs, including banking, lending, wealth, insurance, taxation and estate planning," said Rebecca Lim, general manager St.George Private Clients. Blackshaw's ...

Unitholders approve Challenger mortgage fund restructure

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... has also been made available to all other unitholders. Challenger Howard Mortgage Fund will start evaluating commercial lending proposals with a view to deploying around $200 million in senior secured loans over the next 12 months. "It's a relief that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... whole situation." At 1201 AEDT ANZ was up 70 cents, or 2.91 per cent at $24.74 after the company said it expects corporate lending to increase in the first half of fiscal 2011 on reporting a record $5.133 billion cash profit for fiscal 2010. National ...

Bad, bad day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... re-emerged. And this brings us to the bad news in the global economy. The Peoples Bank of China increased its one-year lending rate by 25 bps to 5.56 per cent and the deposit rise by 25 bps to 2.50 per cent. This is the first rate increase since December ...