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The good in the bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... to work. Where consumers go, the US economy goes. Although the weak labour market, depressed house prices and tighter lending standards could still hinder an all-out shopping extravaganza, improving confidence suggests that consumers would not be as ...

Govt drafts new credit regime

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... be resolved relating to the needs to secure a separate licence to become a credit services provider [and] responsible lending requirements."

Rated AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
... --Standard and Poor's or Moody's or Fitch. Heck, even the US Federal Reserve would not accept any collateral for its stimulus lending programmes such as the Term Asset Lending Facility (TALF) unless rated by these big names. How lucky! They not only ...

Joint Committee has consumer loans in its sights

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... events and to maximise investor safety. In the past such reviews would have focused solely on investment products. Consumer lending is very much part of the agenda now.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... about soured loans bubbled over on Monday after Bank of America Corp set aside $US13.4 billion ($A18.54 billion) to cover lending losses even as it posted earnings that beat expectations. Other big banks have also increased loss provisions in recent ...

Fiji Reserve Bank imposes credit controls

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
... with harsh new regulations imposed on them by the Fiji Reserve Bank on Wednesday. The Fiji Reserve said weighted average lending rates must return to the level they were at as at 31 December 2008 within three months. Interest rate spreads must be reduced ...

The Indians are coming

WITH THESHEET.COM.AU  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... operating in Australia, but we will be participating in the syndication of loans for local corporates. We are interested in lending to fund new mining and infrastructure projects." State Bank of India, India's largest commercial bank, opened its branch ...

Barclays sells iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... products and solutions as well as unmatched client service." Barclays will continue to manage the entire firm's securities lending business following the sale. According to a statement, Barclay's may negotiate other proposals for iShares and other related ...

The good news in good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... it's off with your heads! Beijing 'asked' its state-owned banks to meet its target of at least 5 trillion yuan in new lending this year. According to Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, China's real economy is also improving. Industrial production rose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... Tuesday, the National Australia Bank business survey for March is released. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) lending finance data for February is due. In company news, Macquarie Media Group stapled securityholders extraordinary general meeting ...