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Pension funds loading up on alternatives: BIS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... alternative investments in response to declining asset returns according to an annual report from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). Pension funds in the UK and US are reported to be driving the shift with the latter's disposal of equities ...

New compass needed for global economy: BIS

NATHALIE OLOF-ORS, AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... Countries must dramatically rethink strategies for avoiding and dealing with financial crises, the Bank for International Settlements says, urging far more focus on fighting debt. The Swiss-based BIS -- dubbed the central bankers' central bank -- has ...

China's rebalancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... created, along comes China. New York Fed president Bill Dudley remarked in his speech at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) 2013 Annual General Meeting in Basel, Switzerland that "financial stability is a necessary prerequisite for an effective ...

New RBA deputy governor named

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... economic adviser. He also held the role of head of financial institutions and division at the Bank for International Settlements, where he published work on financial stability matters. Between 2004 and 2009, Lowe oversaw the RBA's work on issues related ...

Glimmer of hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... French banks have already been downgraded because of this, and German banks are also exposed. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in its report on "The International Banking Market" listed the direct and indirect exposure of US and European banks ...

ETF provider soothes market over risk issues

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... Liquidity, complexity, lack of transparency and counter-party risks have also been flagged by Bank for International Settlements economist Srichander Ramaswamy in a paper called Market Structures and Systemic Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds, prompting ...

Howes appointed CEO of IAA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... Howes replaces John Maroney who left the Institute in August 2009 to accept a role with the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland as a member of the secretariat of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS). She ...

2009: The lost year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... yesterday. European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet -- wearing his cap as head of the Bank of International Settlements - declared before the forum that the global economy will slow significantly this year and that '2010 should be the year ...

Syndicated loan market contracts by half

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... restricted availability of corporate credit since the global credit crunch emerged in mid 2007. The Bank for International Settlements estimated the level of syndicated lending by Australian banks at US$10.7 billion during the March 2008 quarter, down ...
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