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Banks to raise capital reserves

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and President of the Netherlands Bank, said that "the combination of a much stronger definition of capital, higher minimum requirements and the introduction of new capital buffers will ensure that banks are ...

Rewind and replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... Department figures show that initial unemployment claims dropped by 27,000 to 451,000 in the week ended 4 September. This is stronger than market expectations for a decline to 470,000. This should be very good news right? Especially coming on the heels ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... yesterday's good news on US and Chinese manufacturing activity, reports out last night revealed that the Eurozone economy grew stronger than originally measured. Eurostat revised its initial estimate of euro area real GDP growth from 1.7 per cent in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
The Australian markets have received positive leads for the third consecutive day, with stronger performances in overseas markets overnight. At 0713 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 30 points at 4,559. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... company's board. On Wednesday, the Australian share market closed at a three-week high after gaining two per cent on stronger than expected economic growth, which buoyed investor sentiment. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 91.5 points, or 2.08 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market was more than 1.5 per cent higher at noon as stronger than expected economic growth in Australia boost local shares. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 73.7 points, or 1.67 per cent, at 4,477.9 points, while ...

Darby buys into Mexican housing

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... prepared for the recovery of the housing sector in Mexico, and we anticipate that it will expand business as one of the stronger specialised financial entities in Mexico," he said. Mexico's housing finance sector reportedly needs to finance 20 million ...

Count posts double digit profits

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... salaries of $1.42 million. "A significant proportion of the work undertaken by the firm is advisory work, which has a stronger link to the general economic environment than tax and accounting compliance services. "Growth in this area is expected as the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... per cent, to 3,628.29. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average fell 2.7 per cent, marking its worst day in nearly a month as a stronger yen deepened worries about the longer-term prospects for Japan's economy and the technical outlook darkened. Market players ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... Rio Tinto saying it was comfortable with the proposed resource rent tax. "One of the main reasons for the miners being stronger was Rio Tinto coming out and saying they are comfortable with the revised resource rent tax," Mr Shamu said. "That has been ...