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Sub-prime dominoes falling

... has been brought to its knees. More recently Absolute Capital, Macquarie Bank and now Lehman Brothers-owned Grange Securities have all been knocked by the domino effect. However, few would have expected local councils would also be caught up in a US ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
... Group-Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index for July will be released this morning, as will the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for July. On the markets, Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd will announce its ...

Standardise sustainability reporting: Finsia

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
... national standards-based framework for sustainability risk reporting, to be championed by a body like the Australian Securities Exchange or the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

CBA launches $370m IWL offer

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
... broking strategy. "The retail client base of IWL is a strong fit with the existing equities business of Commonwealth Securities Limited (CommSec). IWL's excellent capability in wholesale broking delivers us access to a market segment where CommSec's ...

SWIFT protocols to slash transaction fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
... participating in the pilot include BT wrap, JP Morgan, Vanguard, NAB, HSBC, Barclays, ANZ and Ausmac. Adam Wilson, SWIFT's securities commercial manager in Australian and New Zealand, said, "The costs of processing a paper transaction among fund managers ...

Sub-primes breach Macquarie Fortress

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
Macquarie Fortress Investments, an ASX-listed investor in senior debt securities of US companies, said the value of its loan portfolio fell by 4 per cent during July from June. While Fortress invests in senior debt only, the rise in credit spreads has ...

ASIC to update planner training guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is seeking feedback on proposals to update its training guidelines for financial planners. The proposed changes relate to Regulatory Guide 146 (RG 146), and take into account submissions to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... price index contract was up 16 points to 6,089 on a volume of 17,753 contracts. Analyst Michael Heffernan from Austock Securities said the doom and gloom predictions of last week had been exaggerated. "The market was at a record high on Tuesday, and ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... on Friday. The big banks weighed upon the bourse, but major miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto were stronger. Aequs Securities institutional dealer Ric Klusman said that, although the Australian market had fallen this morning, it was holding up fairly ...

From rooster to feather duster

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... list of casualties - homebuilders, mortgage lenders and of course banks and hedge funds dealing in sub-prime mortgage securities. But given the IMF's recent upgrading of global growth earnings, many analysts believe that this is just another bump in ...