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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 ...

ANZ drops ING brand for OnePath

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
... under the OnePath brand. However, no name changes will be made to E*Trade, ANZ Private Bank and the bank's investment lending and financial planning businesses. In a statement released today, Phil Chronican, ANZ chief executive Australia said the introduction ...

US reforms pave way for super investments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... includes the Volcker Rule that will prevent banks from trading their own capital, is restricting the amount and types of lending, along with debt activities US banks can do. As a result, a window of opportunity has opened for international institutional ...

SSgA cuts securities lending on fixed income funds

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
State Street Global Advisors has discontinued its securities lending program for a range of UCITS fixed income funds. SSgA, a prominent securities lender, announced on the Irish Stock Exchange last week that it had stopped its securities lending program ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... Contributing to the fall were falls in Chinese shares after Beijing denied reports it had loosened controls on mortgage lending, and a strong yen, which trimmed early gains amongst exporters. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng index closed down 36.37 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... index contract was 16 points higher at 4,402. In economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for May, and National Australia Bank releases its monthly business survey for June. Treasury Secretary Ken Henry ...