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Asian banks still insulated from sub-prime

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... not become as intertwined in global credit markets as their developed world cousins. The robustness of the respective country economies also helped. Schuler's assessment is contained in the latest version of Moody's annual Asia Banking Outlook, which ...

Planner buying spree tops $17bn

... billion of funds under advice (FUA) has changed ownership in the last six months, resulting in a major reshuffle of the country's top 10 financial planning groups. The largest deal to date was AXA's $150 million purchase of Genesys, which boasts $12 ...

AFA launches 2008 Adviser of the Year

... for this year's AFA Adviser of the Year Award, marking the sixth year the non-profit advisory body pays tribute to the country's top advisers. "The Adviser of the Year award recognises the best adviser talent around Australia. The AFA expects even stronger ...

Housing affordability report fails to deliver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... income earners at the expense of lower income earners. Its inflationary impact would be more devastating, a lesson the country surely learned when the $14,000 home owner post-GST grant fuelled price rises many times higher than the size of the grant. ...

Economy slowing down and speeding up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... industry forecasters this week have already warned of continued housing supply shortages pushing up house prices across the country. The chances of the RBA's preconditions for a rates fall being met just took a nosedive.

Unemployment stays steady

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... instead of a two-track economy. And while WA and Queensland may get the accolades for resource exports, NSW is still the country's mainstay jobs engine room.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment is also due. Today there are a few conferences around the country with Morning Star Investment Conference 2008 in Sydney, while in Adelaide, ANZ Banking Group Ltd chief economist Saul Eslake ...

Defence housing to double pipeline to $3bn

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
... "We've been around a long time, and we'll be here a long time. It's a national portfolio managed by and for the whole country," said Del Gigante. Government-backed agencies such as Defence Housing Australia (DHA) have long been a retail investors' favourite ...

HSBC names new head in personal fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... retail bank. Heunis replaces Alan Richards, who has been posted to Malta as chief executive officer of HSBC Malta, the country's largest listed entity. "Personal Financial Services in Australia focuses on three retail areas where our global advantages ...

Northern Trust expands reporting tools

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... clients are now able to gauge the impact of extreme market events or "shock test" their quarterly reports in line with the country's regulatory reporting standards. "Our dedicated, global team constantly reviews financial and regulatory changes in markets ...