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Queuing for QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... be right! US inflation expectations would start rising, American consumers will start spending more, banks will start lending more, businesses will start investing more - in shops, equipment and labour - everything wrong would be righted again! Oh yes ...

Fed bearing gift of QE2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... out of its stupor. And this means more money. And mo' money is good. Mo' money would create mo' jobs, mo' spending, mo' lending, mo' profits. But what if the Fed comes bearing nothing? This is good too. "I win again." The interpretation would then be ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... was 35 points higher at 4,667 points. In economics news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases lending finance data for August, and the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) conducts a tender for $500 million in Treasury ...

Introducing foreclosure-gate, the latest risk to a US recovery

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... economist at UBS in Sydney. "But if US banks have to stop foreclosures, and, sitting on non performing loans, they restrict lending again, it could become an issue," he said.

Much ado over more of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... structures continues to be weak. Employers remain reluctant to add to payrolls. Housing starts are at a depressed level. Bank lending has continued to contract, but at a reduced rate in recent months." And the federal funds rate would remain at "exceptionally ...

ANZ to compensate Storm victims

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... take part in the resolution scheme. "The settlement process will investigate the strength of each claim, review ANZ's lending decisions and consider the customer's current financial circumstances," said Slater & Gordon lawyer, Damian Scattini. "This ...

Challenger to open redemptions on mortgage fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... releasing capital back to investors, Adams said the restructure, if approved, will see the fund go back into commercial lending with margins more attractive than before. "Our unitholders will directly benefit from elevated lending spreads as well as ...

China not heading for a property bust

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Talks of a property bubble in China are overstated as the Chinese government has introduced new home ownership and lending rules to cool the market, said an investment expert. "I don't think we have a bubble yet," said Samantha Ho, investment director ...

Securities lending back at pre-GFC levels

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
The securities lending market has largely recovered after freezing up during the GFC, an industry official says. During the financial crisis, a number super funds curtailed or even cancelled their securities lending programs as an intense debate over ...

Zenith expands research team

NEWS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... from FINSIA. Sam Shields has joined the researcher from Citi Global Markets, where he supervised a team within securities lending and international clearance operations. He has a degree in commerce from Monash University and is a level II CFA candidate. ...