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So far so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... measures and higher interest rates. Not to mention, the lingering uncertainty over its financial institutions, its banking system and the fate of the euro. But these fears are not being reflected in Europe's early 2012 equity market performance. The ...

Not so wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... Similarly, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) has reduced its banks' reserve requirements, is injecting funds into the banking system - sending money market rates down to 5.98% from 8.18% -- and "is allowing the nation's five biggest banks to increase ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... up six per cent so far this week, as top central banks agreeing to pump dollar liquidity into the international banking system to avert a global financial crisis. IG Markets strategist Stan Shamu said it had been expected that markets would consolidate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... European shares slid, giving up some of the stellar gains after top central banks pumped dollar liquidity into the banking system to avert a global financial crisis. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies dipped 0.29 per cent to 5,489.34 points. In ...

Investment the way of the future, says ANZ chief economist

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... believed that a Chinese downturn further down the road was a "reasonable probability", but said the Australian banking system is far better placed to deal with it now than when the GFC first hit. "...Because there's more savings, we have more capital ...

APRA: Investment world still clouded with uncertainty

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... uncertainties," said Laker. APRA said the global uncertainty would have two main challenges for the Australian banking system. "The first is the danger of a widespread dislocation in global funding markets, in a rerun of October 2008. Risk aversion has ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... from $US1.3388 in New York late Wednesday. The dollar fell to 76.63 yen from 76.82 yen. Hopes for help for the banking system got another boost as European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said the EU executive was seeking "co-ordinated action" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... urgency to act," he said from Wellington. "In particular, that they need to undertake steps to bolster the European banking system." European Union finance ministers are examining ways of co-ordinating recapitalisations of financial institutions, the ...

Be glad for A$ weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... economies. Australia's position within the global financial community has never been stronger than it is today. Its banking system is strong and the envy of many other developed nations. Its economic foundations are sound, with strong exports, low unemployment ...

Australian bullion exchange to launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... safe. We provide what we consider the safest form of bullion investment available globally that is outside of the banking system. "If the financial world should implode then there is an allocate bullion bar sitting in a private clients account held in ...