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FSS security breach strikes industry chord

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... held in super means the security needs a regime the banks have used for some time." Vamos said the super industry is the third pillar with insurance and banking as recognised in StrongerSuper and the new APRA-standards power. "As we move into the payments ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... gained 15.51 points (0.60 per cent) to 2,620.24. JPMorgan Chase lost 4.7 per cent despite reporting better-than-expected third-quarter figures, with profits falling only slightly thanks to a $US1.9 billion ($A1.87 billion) risk accounting revision. Acknowledging ...

Good news, bad headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... it might be a lame headline, but it is factual. Yes Virginia, that is the fact. China's economy expanded by 9.1% in the third quarter - less than consensus forecasts for a 9.3% year-on-year increase and down from the second quarter's 9.5%. So what's ...

Indexed FUM up 30% since GFC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... the indexing sector more generally. "In 2000 equities made up 75% of indexed assets but by 2011 this ratio had dropped one-third to 53% albeit it's up from 45% last year," noted Rainmaker. Rainmaker estimates that Exchange Traded Funds account for 9% ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... due to favourably changing interest rate spreads -- lost 2.7 per cent. Bank of America, which has not yet delivered its third-quarter earnings, dropped 2.6 per cent. Bond prices climbed sharply. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.16 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... cent, to 4,274 and the broader All Ordinaries index gained 66.2 points, or 1.55 per cent, to 4,335.2. US stocks scored their third straight week of gains on Friday as anticipation of a fairly solid third-quarter earnings season trumped worries about ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... 4,205.6 and the broader All Ordinaries index lost 37 points, or 0.86 per cent, to 4,269. NEW YORK - US stocks scored their third straight week of gains on Friday as anticipation of a fairly solid third-quarter earnings season trumped worries about Europe ...

Manufactured in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... trade stats. According to the country's customs bureau, the trade surplus narrowed to US$14.5 billion in September - the third month in a row and less than half July's surplus of US$31.5 billion. Blame it on export weakness China says. Export growth ...

Volcker Rule could slash Wall Street incomes 25%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... market maker. Second, prevent banks and financial institution owning or investing in hedge funds or private equity funds. Third, limit the liabilities that the largest banks can hold and thereby reduce the future impact on the financial system should ...

Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011