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Cash in on overseas asset offload

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... range of allocation - from zero to more than 20% - with a strong bias towards domestic real estate. Regulatory changes, like Basel II and III are seeing a shift in the ownership of real assets around the world, said J.P. Morgan Asset Management's head ...

CBA set to launch a $750 million hybrid offer

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... treasury of Commonwealth Bank of Australia. David Craig, group chief financial officer said that PERLS VI will be the first BASEL III compliant Tier 1 hybrid issued by an Australian bank, which demonstrates the Group's proactive approach to its ongoing ...

Investment banking scale down: Barclays

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... on." He said profits would be hit by British plans to force banks to ring fence their retail activities, reported AAP. New Basel III rules will also require Europe's major banks to hold more cash as a safeguard against another financial crisis. Jenkins ...

Aust lags in financial job market

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... few more opportunities in risk should open up at both banks and consulting firms, thanks largely to the introduction of Basel III," said George McFerran, managing director of eFinancialCareers Asia Pacific. Singapore was the least-worst scenario for ...

All juiced up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
All assets with risk attached to them are jumping with joy and dancing on the streets. Global equities - measured by the MSCI All-Country World Index - jumped by 2.3% overnight, the biggest one-day gain since 20 December. The euro hopped above US$1.25. ...

Super sector turning to dedicated long-term lenders

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... commercial property borrower, what you find is that the only source of capital is the four major banks. Holm said the effect of Basel I & II combined with APRA regulations make it much more difficult for the banks to lend beyond three years in non-residential ...

Medcraft to chair IOSCO

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... pro-active and forward looking. I want to make IOSCO the key global reference body for securities regulation, in much the way the Basel Committee is seen for banking regulation and supervision." "IOSCO must deliver on this mission given the challenges ...

Private debt gets 'time in the sun'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... invested fund is generating around 9%. While the major banks have traditionally dominated the commercial lending market, Basel 3 has prompted a spate of global deleveraging as banks examine liquidity ratios, which has resulted in financing needs beyond ...

Missing the forest for the daily grind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
One step forward, two steps back. Two steps forward, one step back. Buy. No, sell. Sell. Wait, wait, buy! Tough, ain't it Virginia? Tough-er if you're trying to put food on the table by making sense of the daily ups and downs and ups... and downs in ...

Australian finance sector jobs plummet

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... banking relationship managers. Regulatory reporting is another area of demand in Singapore with banks seeking experts in Basel III and the Dodd-Frank Act. The research comes as news of lay-offs from the ANZ Wealth division surfaced late last week.