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Investors influence credit ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... Schacht, managing director of the CFA Institute Centre, said CRAs were concerned about the hype and insinuation that rating houses easily inflate their ratings in response to pressure from these different sources. Nevertheless the results speak clearly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
... down 0.05 per cent, extending its longest losing streak this year to a sixth session as lower oil prices dented trading houses such as Mitsubishi Corp. The benchmark Nikkei shed 7.6 points to close at 13,822.32. HONG KONG - Shares reversed early gains ...

HSBC opens wholesale wealth mgmt Down Under

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... HSBC's newest business will be led by ex-Barclays Global Investors head of sales, consulting relationships and research houses, Charles Genocchio. The Australian branch will offer products from its specialist investment businesses including Halbis (active ...

Housing affordability report fails to deliver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... demand is pushing up house and apartment prices beyond what is reasonable, is it that modern home owners just want nice houses but don't want to pay the going rate, or is it a welfare problem? The ill-definition might explain why following the release ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... firmed 8.01 points to 4907.06 TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average fell as lower oil prices hurt Mitsubishi and other trading houses, while banks slid on looming concerns about global credit markets. The Nikkei fell 94.45 points to 14,341.12. HONG KONG - Hong ...

House prices volatile but chance of big fall lesson

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... the year. Brisbane is also continuing to show solid growth in property values with overall growth of around 3 percent for houses and units during the first four months of 2008. Adelaide continues to lead the nation in terms of capital growth with house ...

Clear lines between ratings and research

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
Credit rating agencies and financial product research houses play vastly different roles when it comes to assessing the value of an investment, said Property Investment Research (PIR). Last week, the government ordered a review of ratings agencies and ...

Research and rating firms welcome Govt review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Research houses have welcomed a review by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and Treasury into the role they, along with credit rating agencies (CRAs), played in the recent financial market turmoil and subsequent corporate collapses. ...

Falkiner heads to Double Bay

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... will be responsible for non-investment management functions such as external communications with unitholders, research houses, rating agencies, planner groups and platforms. She brings over 15 years experience to Falkiner, and had previously worked at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... Nikkei average rose 0.38 per cent to a four-month closing high as resource-related shares such as Inpex Holdings and trading houses like Mitsubishi Corp jumped on record high oil prices. The benchmark Nikkei ended up 53.22 points at 14,102.48, after ...