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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. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... with 4,281 contracts traded. In economics news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to release lending finance data for July. In companies news, Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson is set to speak at the Business Chicks breakfast ...

Investors eye $650bn 'niche' asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... responsible for moving 90 per cent of the world's goods, generating annual global revenue of more than $656 billion. Capital and lending opportunities, however, dried up after the number of shipping-focused commercial banks dropped and direct shipowner ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... fell after news the China Banking Regulatory Commission closed a regulatory loophole that had allowed them to get around lending quotas. China Construction Bank fell 2.7 per cent to 6.54 Hong Kong dollars and ICBC declined 2.5 per cent to 5.75 dollars. ...

The Fed did it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... just confirmed its worst fears - the sky is falling! Now every other indicator is being given a negative spin. China. New lending amounted to only 533 billion yuan in July, down from 603 bil in the previous month and lower than market expectations of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... contract was down two points at 4,505 points. In economics news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes lending finance data for June at 1130 AEST. Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their survey of consumer sentiment in ...