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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011

... trading volumes were very light with markets under pressure after ratings agency Standard & Poor's did what investors expected Moody's to do - and "the last thing" they wanted - in downgrading Italy's credit rating. National turnover was 652.88 million ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011

... suspected rogue trader alleged to have lost Swiss banking giant UBS $US2.0 billion ($A1.95 billion). NEW YORK - Rating firm Moody's says it is considering lowering the credit rating on Swiss banking giant UBS after a rogue trader wracked up $US2 billion ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011

... have come under pressure in the debt markets, both closed up 2.7 per cent. European equities began the day in the red after Moody's ratings agency downgraded two top French banks, cutting its rating for Credit Agricole bank from Aa1 to Aa2 and Societe ...

Damned to default

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011

... wonder that Germany is reportedly preparing contingency plans to recapitalise its banks in the event of a Greek default. And Moody's fingers are on the downgrade trigger with French banks and their exposure to Greek sovereign debt in its sights. There's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011

... the world is set for another recession, analysts said. French banking shares dived more than 10 per cent on concerns that Moody's credit rating agency might downgrade their ratings because of the amount of Greek debt bonds they hold. At close in Europe ...

Tyndall expands credit team

RACHEL DAVIS | FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011

... has added to its fixed interest team with the appointment of two new credit analysts. Chris Rands has joined Tyndall from Moody's Investors Service where he was an analyst in its structured finance business. Simon Wang has joined Tyndall from Navigator ...

Moody's does an S&P

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011

... of ignore, no one's been talking about Japan since the 11 March earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disaster. Well, no one until Moody's got itchy fingers again that is. Less than three weeks after Standard and Poor's downgrade of the US' credit-rating from AAA ...

US S&P president replaced

ELISE BURGESS | WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011

... the US on negative outlook. There have also been reports that The U.S. Justice Department is investigating both S&P and Moody's over ratings of mortgage-backed securities. Standard & Poor's is the leading credit ratings company and a division of The ...

ANZ shows increased profit and deposit growth

ALISON BEVEGE | FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011

... downgrade by Standard & Poor's later this year after it implements a new criteria for rating the world's banking industry. Moody's Investor Services cut a notch from the Big Four on May 18, raising overseas wholesale funding concerns. "Customer funding ...

Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011

... credit ratings agencies will do what Standard & Poor's did to the USA that did it. The powers that be - Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings - later denied the rumour and re-affirmed France's 'AAA' rating. And so...we've come ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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