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APRA: Investment world still clouded with uncertainty

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... insurance and reinsurance companies, were in 'good shape' at year end. But the APRA chair warned that the global financial crisis was not over. "The implications of these developments for the Australian economy are not yet clear but what is obvious is ...

ASIC appoints two new commissioners

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... particularly through a period of parliamentary scrutiny and, more generally, during the challenges of the Global Financial Crisis." Peter Kell first joined the regulator in 1998 when he served as executive director of consumer protection and ASIC's NSW ...

Asia-Pacific's HNWIs second largest in the world

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... for HNWI wealth and population, the region's HNWI numbers are also 18.3% larger than 2007, prior to the global financial crisis.

APRA executive appointed secretary general of Basel

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... his leadership role in ensuring that Australia's large and complex financial institutions handled the global financial crisis and other shocks successfully," said APRA chairman John Laker. "It is also a recognition of APRA's strong standing internationally ...

Volcker Rule could slash Wall Street incomes 25%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... Rules', were proposed by economist and former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Paul Volcker following the global financial crisis and endorsed by President Obama in January last year. They contain four core elements. First, limit the ability of banks ...

Cash sector surges beyond super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
Nervous investors have been flooding money into the safety of bank deposits since the global financial crisis. This has pushed the deposit sector to a record $1.5 trillion, building a clear lead over the $1.4 trillion superannuation savings pool. Super ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... 4,000-point mark, approaching lows last seen in July 2009, when the market was emerging from the depths of the global financial crisis. By 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.3 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 3,917.5 points, while the broader ...

Be glad for A$ weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... for his careful stewardship of Australia's finances and economic performance both during and since the global financial crisis. Throughout that time, Australia has not only avoided falling into recession, but has been the best performing of the world's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... 4,000 point mark, nudging lows seen in July 2009, when the market was emerging from the depths of the global financial crisis. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 67 points, or 1.69 per cent, at 3,897.9 points at 1213 AEST, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... - European stocks slumped and the euro fell sharply against the dollar on heightened fears of another global financial crisis as Greece went into talks to secure critical rescue loans and a new political feud emerged in the United States. Trader sentiment ...