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Don't blame China for inflation: AllianceBernstein

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... developed markets. "The key to the prospects of a rise in global inflation lies in the policy response by the worlds' central banks, which face a tough policy environment."

Ratings round up

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
Ratings agencies this week left fund managers alone but focused on the banks. Standard and Poor's yesterday left its rating on AMP Capital Core Property Fund unaffected after the resignation of Michael Winnel, the assistant fund manager. Winnel will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... company after their joint Arctic exploration agreement collapsed this week. The banking sector was also tracked as Spanish banks reported a fall in the proportion of bad loans on their books in March, ending a five-month run of increases. Elsewhere in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
The Australian share market reversed direction to rise slightly higher to noon on Wednesday, boosted by the major banks. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 20.3 points, or 0.43 per cent, higher at 4,704.2 points, while the broader All ...

Bank profits exceed 25 per cent

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority said in its Quarterly Bank Performance Statistics report today. The big four banks earned $45.8 billion in interest, or 84.3 per cent of the $54.3 billion total interest pie. Loans and advances accounted for ...

AXA real estate bullish on Japanese debt

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... terms, on a floating or fixed rate basis with spreads between 200 and 250 basis points above TIBOR. "The fact that many banks in the region still have limited capacity to lend on commercial real estate remains unchanged and this presents a clear opportunity ...

Financial services targeted for data theft

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... as you cannot trust the user because of the malware." Be'ery said the SMS-verification system put in place by Australian banks would help combat Zeus to some extent, but every transaction would have to be SMS approved for the client to remain resilient ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... Among the major miners, BHP Billiton was 78 cents weaker to $43.54 and Rio Tinto was down 1.15 cents to $79.00. Among the banks, ANZ was 26 cents lower at $22.20. Westpac lost $1.11 to $22.62, Commonwealth has fallen 50 cents to $51.25 and National Australia ...

Property managers stifled by lenders

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... (NTA) are also high on the agenda. Although sentiment within the property sector has improved in the past twelve months, banks have been slow to soften their stance on lending with margins often still over 200bp, around four times where they were pre ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... Japanese shares fell 0.70 per cent as the banking sector suffered a sell-off after the government hinted it may call on banks to waiver some debt terms for Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO). The benchmark Nikkei index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed down ...