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Hybrid securities back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... that it is the first Australian bank with its Tier 1 offer to be compliant with the new bank capital rules known as Basel III, which will come into full effect from January 2013. Meanwhile, ASIC is currently pushing to change the name from 'hybrid security ...

APRA issues final Basel III reforms

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has issued the long awaited final version of its new bank capital rules, known as Basel III, which are scheduled to come into full effect from next year. The Basel III capital framework was introduced by the Basel ...

CBA set to launch a $750 million hybrid offer

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... treasury of Commonwealth Bank of Australia. David Craig, group chief financial officer said that PERLS VI will be the first BASEL III compliant Tier 1 hybrid issued by an Australian bank, which demonstrates the Group's proactive approach to its ongoing ...

Investment banking scale down: Barclays

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... He said profits would be hit by British plans to force banks to ring fence their retail activities, reported AAP. New Basel III rules will also require Europe's major banks to hold more cash as a safeguard against another financial crisis. Jenkins said ...

Aust lags in financial job market

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... more opportunities in risk should open up at both banks and consulting firms, thanks largely to the introduction of Basel III," said George McFerran, managing director of eFinancialCareers Asia Pacific. Singapore was the least-worst scenario for financial ...

Australian finance sector jobs plummet

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... banking relationship managers. Regulatory reporting is another area of demand in Singapore with banks seeking experts in Basel III and the Dodd-Frank Act. The research comes as news of lay-offs from the ANZ Wealth division surfaced late last week.

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... Wednesday, Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (Financial Markets) Guy Debelle is to deliver a speech to the APRA Basel III Implementation Workshop 2011 and the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases construction work data for September. In ...

Smaller lenders to take brunt of Basel III reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
Smaller institutions such as credit unions and building societies are likely to be hardest hit by the Basel III capital reforms, said PwC, following the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's release of a discussion paper on the subject. APRA ...

Australia ahead of pack in IT wealth spend

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... market, a need to invest in channels such as internet services and compliance requirements of new regulations such as Basel III, are fuelling Asian growth in technology investment," said Jaroslaw Knapik, senior analyst, Ovum. The Asia-Pacific's high ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor (financial markets) Guy Debelle addresses the Systemic Risk, Basel III, Financial Stability and Regulation Conference. In equities news, in Melbourne, National Australia Bank chief executive ...