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US Congress passes Wall Street reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... and Consumer Protection Act', a bill designed to prevent another financial crisis and the near-collapse of the US banking system, cleared the US Senate. The 2,300-page dossier called for an overhaul of the entire US financial system, with financial regulators ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... point here is that there's now an actual number that's going to be published in the true state of the European banking system - not incessant extrapolations to zero value. See what a little honesty and transparency brings?

Mood change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... markets were also happy over the ECB's statement that it will continue to provide unlimited supply of funds to the banking system and will continue buying state government debts. As if? As if the ECB has any choice. The point is there was really nothing ...

US financials a big play: Bennelong SGI

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... Corporation, is an independent institution created by the US Congress to oversee the banks, maintain stability in the US banking system and bear some of the burden of the losses incurred by these banks. "The FDIC is in the process of auctioning weak ...

Admins team up for rollover revolution

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... billion for members, have reached an agreement to establish the operating and governance framework in line with the banking system's APCA open model. While the project currently extends only to fund rollovers, Van Woerkom said there is scope for expanding ...

From ratchet to resilient: an economy in bloom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... chief economist at St. George, said that 2010 marks a fresh chapter. "There will be no more free kicks to the US banking system,' he said, adding that the fundamental strategies that worked brilliantly in the past are not going to work again. AMP economist ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Yes we can! One more time, Yes we can! Obama has spoken and Wall Street saw that it was good. Despite rising criticism of his presidency and falling popularity, you can't help but be roused by the man when you listen to him speak with his distinct rhetorical ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Australian stocks are set for a weaker opening with worse than expected US employment data causing significant falls on Wall Street. At 0821 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 72 points lower at 4,575. In economic ...

Asia ushers 2010 with caution

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
... gas emissions," noted Mercer. Private credit is also expected to make a mark this year following a weaker global banking system. As global economies recover, businesses are seeking new funding and roll-over financing. Private debt lending rates are already ...

Bonds need a double dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... borrow cheap money from the Fed and invest them in higher yielding long-term Treasuries. This helps re-liquify the banking system, and ultimately offer lending institutions a safety cushion against potential defaults and/or the means to again increase ...