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Fears Volcker Rule will hit sovereign bond trading

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... volumes for their sovereign bonds. The Volcker Rule was introduced by the Obama administration following the Global Financial Crisis to prevent investment banks trading on their account and owning, investing in or sponsoring a hedge fund or private equity ...

Surging institutional interest in frontier markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... interest again returns to the subset of emerging markets. While interest in the markets dissipated during the global financial crisis in a flight from risk, a long-term view and a desire for real diversification is leading institutional long-term investors ...

Shorten urges banks to stand by staff

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... told ABC radio the banks shouldn't forget the support given to them by taxpayers at the height of the global financial crisis (GFC). "It is most important that large organisations, whilst weighing up the need to increase profits and decrease costs, don't ...

German FM defends Euro

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... macroeconomic imbalances, excessive public debt and over leveraging by ill-advised banks. This is why the 2008 global financial crisis in Europe "morphed into a crisis of confidence, questioning the political will and determination of Eurozone members ...

Aus can deal with another GFC: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... Australia, the country was in a better position than the rest of its Western counterparts to deal with another global financial crisis. "I do believe that it does serve to highlight the relative strength of the Australian economy," said Shorten. "I think ...

NTEU wants changes at UniSuper trustee company

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... UniSuper's current financial health is the well-reported down turn in investment markets following the global financial crisis," they said. However, the NTEU only being able to nominate a single director of UniSuper trustee board means the fund in practice ...

AUI winds up High Yield Mortgage Trust

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... best interests of all investors in this particular trust in light of the investment environment since the global financial crisis," said Bryant. "The government's bank deposit guarantee, seen as necessary because of the GFC, had the unfortunate side-effect ...

New RBA deputy governor named

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... was instrumental in helping shape the RBA's timely and effective policy and operational response to the global financial crisis." RBA governor, Glenn Stevens, also paid tribute to Battellino. "Ric has given me unfailing personal support, providing valued ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... as top central banks agreeing to pump dollar liquidity into the international banking system to avert a global financial crisis. IG Markets strategist Stan Shamu said it had been expected that markets would consolidate at some stage following the several ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... of the stellar gains after top central banks pumped dollar liquidity into the banking system to avert a global financial crisis. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies dipped 0.29 per cent to 5,489.34 points. In Paris the CAC-40 dropped 0.78 per cent ...