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Big four prepare market for annus horribilis 2013

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... foreseeable future, as will the requirement to operate with higher levels of regulatory capital and higher funding and liquidity costs." Each chief executive appeared to be softening blows to investors well ahead of the next results announcement. With ...

Juicy Macquarie profit belies revenue fall

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... asset classes." "All of this is built on the foundation of a strong balance sheet, significant surplus capital, a robust liquidity and funding position and a conservative approach to risk management." The share price jumped nearly 4% in morning trading ...

ANZ to chase more China assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... higher Aussie dollar as a side-effect of quantitative easing in the US, the Eurozone, the UK and Japan. "There's so much liquidity floating round the global system and much of it is likely to end up in commodities as it did in 2009. It's very possible ...

High frequency trading benefits: UK government

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... 9% only to recover within minutes. The paper highlighted several benefits of computer-based trading including better liquidity, lower transaction costs, and more efficient market prices. But Professor John Beddington, the study's author and the UK government's ...

ANZ posts record profits

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... foreseeable future, as will the requirement to operate with higher levels of regulatory capital and higher funding and liquidity costs," Smith said. Australian banks have proved a good a good investment over the last 12 months as investors have sought ...

Chinese small-and-mid caps undervalued

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... Shanghai for Value Partners Limited. "When investors allocate to equities, they usually prefer large caps, because of the liquidity, and this is causing a liquidity premium," he said. Wang compared the current short-term volatility of Asian equities ...

Challenger AUM swells to $35.2bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... of tenor increases the future rate of net book growth, enables greater investment in longer-dated assets which earn a liquidity premium, and is more efficient in terms of distribution and administration." He added: "We also continue to attract strong ...

Investors must push for PE transparency

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... fruition without investors pushing for it." Better reporting, she argued, will lead to higher trading volumes and better liquidity which will in turn lead to better returns for everyone. "The importance of transparency is being able to understand that ...

IOSCO recommends reforms to the $4.7tr MMF sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... assets they can invest in, and they be more closely monitored by regulators particularly regarding their valuation and liquidity management. MMFs should also have to follow established disclosure and transparency principles and have to conduct periodic ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... or 40.81 points, to 2,115.23, with the market also helped by a huge central bank injection of funds aimed at boosting liquidity. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 index fell 15.92 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 3907.99.