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J.P. Morgan buys into BYOT

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
Investment bank J.P. Morgan has joined the ranks of retail banks and insurers in adopting a Bring-Your-Own-Technology model for staff. Unveiled as part of the firm's shift to its new Sydney headquarters, the program means IT staff will now support staff's ...

Outsourcing risk worries APRA

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
Concern over banks increasing their use of overseas outsourcing without appropriate due diligence, has been flagged by the Prudential Regulation Authority in its Insight paper, published earlier in the week. A focus on cost control by Australian deposit ...

Waiting to digest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
With three of the world's biggest central banks - The Fed, the ECB and the BOJ - flooding the world with money, financial markets are still digesting what this all means. The "will they, won't they" do a QE question had been answered. They did. Now ...

New Aus equities product for BGC

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... over-the-counter transactions. BGC primarily services wholesale financial and property markets. It offers approximately 220 products to banks, hedge funds, governments and investment firms. Over $200 trillion in financial transactions are conducted for ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... the miner announced it had secured a $US4.5 billion ($A4.31 billion) refinancing facility from two of the world's biggest banks. RBS Morgans Brisbane equities director Bill Chatterton said while the market still had some concerns about Fortescue's debt ...

New hedge fund rules for post-GFC environment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... financial markets. The extent of this role and how it will interact with the mandates of banking supervisors and central banks is still being worked through, but we can be confident it will include monitoring systemic risks posed by funds - including ...

Peak in investment spend to herald lower growth: Barclays economist

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... around US$1.04, and for the bond yield to remain under the 3.5% cash rate. Davies expects to see a strong switch by major banks and larger offshore investors into state government debt which offers a higher return. He also expects an additional 90 bps ...

Banks take Bell Group case to High Court

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
The consortium of 20 banks involved in Australia's longest-running court case is seeking leave to appeal to the High Court. The banks, led by Westpac, lost an appeal in Western Australia's Supreme Court last month on a 2008 ruling that ordered them ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... gorged themselves on the prospect of unlimited free cash from the Federal Reserve over the coming months as well as central banks around the world," said Michael Hewson, Senior Market Analyst at CMC Markets UK. The euro jumped to $US1.3137, after hitting ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... of $US1,732.70 per ounce. BHP Billiton was 68 cents higher at $33.46 and Rio Tinto was $1.56 up at $56.61. The four major banks also opened higher. ANZ was up 14 cents to $24.28, National Australia Bank was 15 cents higher at $25.43, Westpac gained 30 ...