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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... contact was 18 points lower at 4,516 points. In economics news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for December. In companies news, Bluescope Steel Ltd, West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd, Bendigo and Adelaide ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... considering a new benchmark target based on the rate paid on commercial bank deposits at the Fed, which might better reflect lending conditions. "The economy continues to require the support of accommodative monetary policies," Bernanke said. "However ...

New chapter in savings after government guarantee ends

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... themselves off it. "However, the smaller banks are probably more reliant on it despite the cost. This may affect the price of lending to the SMEs which are already finding finance difficult to get." Where it can get potentially problematic is when banks ...

Gold's dimming lustre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... January Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting, the Fed confirmed that it would be closing some of its emergency lending programs and its dollar swap arrangements with foreign central banks on 1 February and is "in the process of winding down ...

Sec lending to split from custody

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
The multi-million dollar securities lending market in Australia could be in for a shakeup as super funds consider separating their custodial services from securities lending and cash collateral management. Giselle Awad, senior vice president business ...

ASIC enforces AFSLs for margin lenders

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
Issuers and advisers of margin lending facilities will have five months to apply for a mandatory Australian Financial Services license - or face closing shop. Existing margin lenders and advisers on margin loans must apply to ASIC for an AFSL authorisation ...

One down, more to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... Liquidity Facility, the Commercial Paper Funding Facility, the Primary Dealer Credit Facility, and the Term Securities Lending Facility on February 1, as previously announced. In addition, the temporary liquidity swap arrangements between the Federal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... 10,252.08. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares fell 0.38 per cent as further fears that China may soon put new restrictions on lending erased earlier gains. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index saw its sixth straight loss, shedding 76.26 points to end at 20,033.07. ...

Asia ushers 2010 with caution

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
... banking system. As global economies recover, businesses are seeking new funding and roll-over financing. Private debt lending rates are already in their low to high teens, and at these levels, the supply of credit will be filled by creditors - and investment ...

Now that's challenging

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
... economies have every right to be worried now that China's command economy is commanding its businesses to slow down on lending. Who do they turn to now? But like I said early in the New Year, what China wants, China gets. And it wants 10 per cent growth ...