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Knee jerk over little Beige Book

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... markets had affected economic activity during the survey period were limited." The Beige Book also noted that tighter lending standards were having a "noticeable effect on housing" but several banks reported credit availability and quality remained good ...

ADPIA lobbies for fin literacy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... due consideration of advice. The group is now calling for more differentiation between actual property investments and lending propositions loosely described as property. ADPIA is an industry body representing the $20 billion direct property investment ...

Margin calls on tech watch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
Margin loan investors have new resources to combat volatile markets with Macquarie Investment Lending revamping their online capabilities. Peter van der Westhuyzen, head of sales and marketing at Macquarie Investment Group said last week, with volatile ...

SEQUAL toughens 'no negative equity' rules

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... and responsibility to offering consumer safeguards to retirees and strengthening the credibility of the reverse mortgage lending industry. "Reverse mortgages are a relatively young financial product being taken out increasingly by Australian seniors. ...

Surplus surpluses and soaring profits

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... Bank of China has again moved to take some of the pump out of its economic growth. The central bank lifted its one-year lending rate for the fourth time this year by 18 basis points to 7.02 per cent and still pushing savings over stock and property speculation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
... cash rate charged to banks. The urgent step added some stability to the credit markets, racked by the subprime mortgage lending crisis, by increasing liquidity. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 233.3 points to 13,079.08, breaking a six-day losing ...

Fed shoots from the hip

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
... credit crunch, decided to cut its discount rate by 0.5 per cent to 5.75 per cent. The Fed charges this rate on its back-up lending facility for banks and the facility has also been extended to allow 30-day loans instead of the regular overnight loan. ...

CBA plans CommSec Bank

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
... base is sufficiently different from the bank's to warrant the creation of a separate product portfolio that would include lending and deposit products. Commonwealth Bank head of Premium Business Services, Stuart Grimshaw, acknowledged that the matter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
... ranked among the biggest losers on the New York Stock Exchange, exacerbated concerns about the health of the mortgage lending business and its effect on wider credit markets. After a fleeting rally, financial shares helped push the market sharply lower ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
... higher, led by Boeing and Apple, suggesting the market has stabilised after several days of high volatility on worsening lending conditions. Signs that tight credit markets may curb mergers and acquisitions capped stock prices, which have benefited from ...