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De-stressing the stress test

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
Only a couple of weeks ago the US triad - US Federal Reserve, Treasury and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - were stressing over how best to release the result of the stress test they issued to 19 of their banks. They found a way. Back ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... Office of Financial Management conducts a tender for $700 million in April 2020 bonds. In company news, Westpac Banking Corporation releases first half results. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission case against Fortescue Metals Group ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... million. It traded last at $1.49. Consumer discretionary and media stocks were higher, with Flight Centre and News Corporation beneficiaries of a turnaround in sentiment, Mr Hancock said. Flight Centre was trading 45 cents, or 7.92 per cent, higher at ...

West Pymble adviser charged

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
The Supreme Court of New South Wales today sentenced Stephen Lewis Matthews of West Pymble, Sydney, to six months imprisonment for contempt of court. On 25 February 2009, Matthews was found guilty by Justice Barrett of contempt of court for breach of ...

Joint Committee has consumer loans in its sights

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services' inquiry into financial products and services will include a review of banking products. Reflecting the transfer of oversight of consumer finance to the Commonwealth, which will ...

Court convicts unlicensed Westpoint planner

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
A New South Wales court has sentenced, Keith Rowntree, to 80 hours community service for providing financial advice, which led to clients investing in Westpoint products, without a licence. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

HSBC appoints Davis as Indian CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
... part in the group's strategic focus on emerging markets," said Sandy Flockhart, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation chief executive. The bank bought IL&FS Investsmart, one of India's largest retail brokerages, in September last year and developed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
... meeting overnight to voice concerns about the proposed $US19.5 billion ($A27.1 billion) investment deal with Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco). Rival BHP Billiton eased 22 cents, or 0.66 per cent, to $33.32.

New chair for ISPT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... sectors since 2006. He also has broad property, construction and development experience in senior roles with Lend Lease Corporation and the Victorian Government's Major Projects Unit. Major project he has played key roles in include the Melbourne Commonwealth ...

CBA adds Apama software

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has added Progress Software Corporation's equities trading software to make the bank's trading division more efficient. The software, Progress Apama, allows the bank's traders to apply specific and proprietary algorithms ...