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RMBS market low risk and high return: Aberdeen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... bills for two to three year maturities. Issuance is one of many factors that are keeping spreads wide, he said. "The big banks were big issuers of RMBS in the 2006 and 2007 period but it's not very efficient for them to do that now so there's not much ...

Mood change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... Bank's mortgage book grew by 70% in 2009. But mortgages still amounted to only 23% of its total loans. In China's other big banks, the share is less than 20%. Loans to property developers account for another 8% or so..." And Australasia has been on board ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... trading back towards the 4,300 level on the ASX200 and that's been a strong level of support for the last few weeks." The big banks were higher at 1200 AEST. ANZ was up 14 cents at $22.16, CBA had risen 45 cents to $50.53, NAB was 53 cents firmer at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... European nations like Greece and Portugal will spill over to other countries, cause a cascade of massive losses for big banks and in turn halt the economic recovery in countries beyond Europe. The Labor Department's latest employment report added to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... contracts. The Australian stock market opened about 1.2 per cent lower and extended losses through the morning, with the big banks and major miners all suffering losses following a weak offshore lead and continuing concerns about developments in debt-laden ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... "There was a good lead from Wall Street and firmer commodity prices have really helped," Ms Saly said. At 1202 AEST, the big banks were mixed, with Commonwealth Bank up 69 cents at $59.96, ANZ rising 39 cents to $25.52, Westpac up 51 cents at $28.35 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... to grind through this period and possibly be impacted by the recent trend of corporate activity." At 1200 AEST, the big banks all were stronger, with ANZ up 28 cents at $25.70, Commonwealth Bank up 62 cents at $58.71, National Australia Bank 29 cents ...

PIS to step up competition in cash savings

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... become an all-round financial services outfit, providing products and services that have long been the domain of the big banks, including the all-important area of bank deposit products. As one of the largest financial planning groups in the country ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... the biggest drags, which is not surprising given the big run-up they had yesterday," she said. At 1203 AEDT, all the big banks were down, led by Westpac which fell 35 cents, or 1.38 per cent, to $25.08. Commonwealth Bank had dropped 30 cents to $52.88 ...

Wall Street v Main Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... what does Obama do? Declare a war on banks. Sure it's popular...but if Obama's proposal pushes through, imagine these big banks migrating to Europe where rules are less stringent on their commercial and investment operations? Or in China? Wall Street ...