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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... per cent, to 3,194.06. TOKYO - The Nikkei average fell 1.39 per cent, pulling away from last week's eight-month high, as banks such as Mizuho Financial Group tracked their US peers lower, while exporters including Honda Motor Co dropped on a strong yen ...

Pres Obama proposes sweeping regulatory reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... also include a stepping up banking capital adequacy requirements and a specific focus on plugging regulatory gaps in how banks and insurers are supervised. But more significant for the investment management are proposals that "All advisers to hedge funds ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
The Australian share market was flat at noon on Thursday, with gains among the banks and losses in the resources sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 10.5 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 3,893.6 points at 1200 AEST, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

ING adds cap protected funds

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... 80 per cent protection of the highest redemption unit price. The funds include no lock-in periods and are backed by two banks that are AA- rated by Standard & Poor's - ING Bank N.V. and Barclays Bank PLC. "Unlike some protected fund which only guarantee ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... 1.36 per cent, at 3,904.2 points. NEW YORK - US stocks ended mixed in volatile trade as the credit rating and outlook of 22 banks were lowered and President Barack Obama unveiled financial regulation reform plans. Market action began after the Labor ...

Singapore pushes for online economy

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... pointed that the project did not gain traction because of the bank's problems with its payment processor. In Australia, banks have largely focused on upgrading and consolidating legacy systems. In April last year, Commonwealth Bank flagged a $580 million ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
... or 14.71 per cent, to $1.95 at 1205 AEST while Fortescue shares had sunk 19 cents, or 4.58 per cent, to $3.96. The major banks were mixed. At 1206 AEST, Commonwealth Bank had gained 15 cents to $37.95, ANZ had inched six cents higher to $17.36, National ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... trading at the end of a good week. "The market is going is going extremely well at the moment," Mr Bishop told AAP. "The banks are doing well, despite all the analysts saying they are dreadful. "Its a very nice market, from where we've come from, it's ...

Blame the banks for the crisis

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
The banks are to blame for the global recession, says 83 per cent of the UK population. A new survey from Datamonitor shows 83 per cent of 300 respondents point their fingers at the banks for perpetrating the credit crunch and economic downturn sweeping ...

Spin-a-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... followed overseas. This would be compounded by rising inflation sparked by soaring commodity prices. And what do central banks do to control inflation? I said "could" because there is still a likelihood that despite current popular clamour, fiscal and ...