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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... share price index contract was four points lower at 4594. In economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for July. In company news, Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd releases its half year financial results. On Friday the ...

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... fixed in such a short amount of time. There are still job prospects to worry about, credit is still hard to come by as lending standards are tightened, lesser-known US banks are still closing shop, US homes are still being foreclosed. And the little ...

Asian equities approach fair value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... lend money," said James. "The reason why that's changed is the banks have come out and said they're going to cut back on lending. There's also concerns about how sustainable this recovery is, a lot of the production data seems to contradict itself."

St.George merger on track: Kelly

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... performing but are showing some weakness in operations and cash flow, increased. This increase was concentrated in commercial lending, with around half of those watchlist facilities being in property related lending. Westpac shares fell more than 2 per ...

Sweet and sour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... the same one we saw yesterday. Speculation that Chinese banks (read, government-controlled/owned banks) are tightening lending and that equity valuations are frothy triggered the fall. Frothy? Chinese equities have advanced by around 60 per cent this ...

Recession over! Sigh!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... predicated on the US consumer not returning to their spendthrift ways pre-recession. Less wealth, weak job prospects, tighter lending standards and rebuilding of savings are among the reasons cited for this. But who could say for sure that this would ...

Challenger to ramp up life and funds mgmt after mortgage sale

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
... and Challenger confirmed newspaper reports that the bank will acquire Challenger's mortgage distribution and multi-brand lending businesses, along with around $4 billion worth of residential mortgages for $385 million. The deal gives NAB a significant ...

Govt aids anti-predatory lending laws

GOVT ANNOUNCEMENT  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
Finance brokers and certains lenders will need to comply with new responsible lending laws a year earlier than planned under the updated timetable of the government's proposed consumer credit reforms. Under the new deadlines, the responsible lending ...

Aon awards mandate to Vanguard

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... manager, replacing State Street Global Advisors. According to a statement on the master trust's website, SSgA's securities lending practices involved a level of risk to their index trusts, which was evident in the recent increases in sell spreads. This ...

Centric Wealth signs on XPLAN

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... of 59 advisers across financial planning, risk insurance, corporate benefit services, accounting and business advisory, lending services, general insurance and family office services. It has $4.9 billion in assets under advice, advises on risk insurance ...