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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... closed lower on Monday as mainland banks and property firms were hit by news that Beijing had increased the amount of money lenders are required to hold in reserve. The benchmark Hang Seng Index was down 297.23 points, or 1.41 per cent, at 20,811.36. ...

How high and how long

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... business sector de-leveraging is moderating, with the pace of the decline in business credit lessening and indications that lenders are starting to become more willing to lend to some borrowers." Housing is good. "... the market for established dwellings ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... resource stocks are weaker on the back of some of the overnight metals moves as well," Mr Milroy said. Australia's major lenders were mixed, with Commonwealth Bank down 20 cents at $56.41, and Westpac losing seven cents at $27.23. But National Australia ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... within the range of $85 million to $110 million. AWB shares dropped 12 cents, or 11.37 per cent, to 93.5 cents. Major lenders mostly were stronger with the exception of National Australia Bank, which lost ground after investors digested a presentation ...

RBA mixes its game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... expected to be consistent with the target in 2010." But I think what clinch the 'rates on hold' decision is this statement: "Lenders have generally raised rates a little more than the cash rate over recent months and most loan rates have risen by close ...

Sec lending to split from custody

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... "[But now] there's a trend of unbundling custody from securities lending and securities lending from cash management and lenders should look for the best in breed in every category," she said. It is a trend that is increasing globally, said Awad. For ...

ASIC enforces AFSLs for margin lenders

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... have five months to apply for a mandatory Australian Financial Services license - or face closing shop. Existing margin lenders and advisers on margin loans must apply to ASIC for an AFSL authorisation between 1 February 2010 and 30 June if they intend ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... cents, or 1.26 per cent, to $43.10, while rival Rio Tinto lost 53 cents, or 0.67 per cent, to $78.09. But Australia's major lenders climbed higher, led by ANZ Banking Group, up 43 cents, or 1.92 per cent, at $22.86. "Our banks are being propped up by ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... flow-on effects will be contained by the good news we had from the UAE central bank, which said it would stand by its lenders." Among local bank stocks at 1205 AEDT, ANZ had slipped 18 cents to $21.97, National Australia Bank had shed eight cents to ...

Posh playground turns sandpit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... Argentinian default in 2002 - credit spreads on emerging market debt spiked and equity markets fall as developed market lenders get dragged down. Bloomberg reports that the "standstill" announcement sent the cost of credit default swaps on emerging market ...