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Signs of a residential property recovery

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... markets. The head of property research at ANZ, Paul Braddick said another important factor is that reasonably conservative lending practices in Australia meant there has been no US-style housing collapse. The market is moving back up off a solid base. ...

Mercer Sentinel hires two

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... was the manager of investment operations at AMP Life, where he was responsible for business risk management, securities lending programs, product rationalisations, transitions, and the monitoring of AMP's unit pricing risk management framework. Prior ...

ASIC charts margin lending requirements

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... released two proposals on the training conditions for financial advisers and requirements for firms dealing in margin lending products. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released the Consultation Paper 108 Margin lending: training ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... index contract was three points higher at 3,754. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for May. In equities, WHL Energy Ltd, Hot Rock Ltd, Mutiny Gold Ltd, Peninsula Minerals Ltd and Tianshan Goldfields ...

Not a happy EOFYS on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... people who have done the same. Revenge of the homeowners. Banks are getting their comeuppance. They have made money on lending to people they know have no way of repaying and even more money by securitising these loans. Homeowners are getting their own ...

ASIC flags end-of-year signposts

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... company reporting on 'going concern' issues, including a company's ability to refinance debt, raise new funds or comply with lending covenants. This is particularly important for listed banks, financial planning firms and fund managers as the regulator ...

Black or white - just beat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... cent in April. It's white. It's white again. Increased personal savings would raise the amount of funds available for lending, lessen the demand for offshore borrowing, reduce upward pressure for interest rates, stimulate business borrowing for investment ...

McAlpine leaves CBUS for Health Super

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... and marketing management roles. Prior to this, she gained experience on the retail side, notably with NAB and Homeside Lending. As well as her practical experience, McAlpine has a Masters of Business (Marketing) from RMIT University.

Aberdeen cools on China

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... addition to our concerns regarding the rate of monetary expansion in China. In particular we are concerned that directed bank lending may prolong the removal of excess capacity and expose the banks to potential non-performing loan issues down the track." ...

CBA on Storm damage control

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... customers. Ralph Norris, chief executive at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, said the bank had "identified shortcomings" in its lending practices to some Storm Financial customers and agreed to suspend their repayment obligations till the end of August. ...