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APRA proposes more stringent liquidity reporting

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) latest discussion paper proposes changes to standards for liquidity reporting for authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs). The consultation package includes seven draft reporting forms and ...

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice... Has anybody heard about the US fiscal cliff? Of course everybody has. Nobody can miss it even if they try. Not you, not I, not Irene. Yes, not you too Virginia. It's all over... everywhere. Not when that ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
Australian stocks are set for a weak start on Monday as world markets are dominated by concerns about the looming "fiscal cliff" in the United States. US lawmakers have until December 31 to work out a compromise to avoid tax increases and government ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
Australian shares opened lower with the mining giants and most of the major banks posting falls. At 1022 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 42.4 points, or 0.95 per cent, at 4,441.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Financial Standard names FS Smileys finalists

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
The 2012 finalists of the Financial Standard Social Media Influence, Leadership + Excellence Scholarship (or "the Smileys"), sponsored by Zurich, were announced today ahead of the awarding of the Scholarship in Melbourne next week. The 12 finalists ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
Australian stocks look set to open lower following further falls on international markets overnight after European central banks held key interest rates at record low levels and debt-stricken Greece approved new austerity measures. At 0631 AEDT on Friday ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
Australian stocks are more than one per cent lower as weakness in the finance and resources-linked sectors lead broad-based declines. At 1027 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 55.9 points, or 1.24 per cent, at 4,460.6 points ...

New MD for Plum Financial Services

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
Lara Bourguignon has been appointed Managing Director of Plum Financial Services. Plum, which is part of National Australia Bank's wealth division, is a corporate superannuation provider. It has around $14 billion in committed funds. Bourguignon will ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street tumbled following US President Barack Obama's re-election, with investors now seeing a tough battle with Republicans over a looming "fiscal cliff". At 0630 AEDT on Thursday, the December  ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Australian stocks are slightly higher after positive leads from Europe and Wall Street. At 1018 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.9 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 4,492.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen ...