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Wealth managers will have difficulty with AML

WWW.THESHEET.COM.AU  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2006
... non-superannuation funds where you can put money in and take it out soon after. That is where the risk lies. "Compared to banks, where there is a history of risk management being taken seriously by senior management, wealth managers have no history and ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
The Australian stock market was trading higher at noon, led by the resource stocks and banks, and following a strong lead from US markets. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 20.2 points to 5472.8, while the all ordinaries added ...

Putnam banks on fixed income

Putnam Investments has flagged that fixed income will remain its key focus in 2007 and will herald in next year with a "conservative approach" in case of more rate rises in the US. "We are sceptical about the prospects for Fed rate cuts in coming months ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
... price pumping back over $US60 a barrel." Klusman added that resources are suffering as a general reaction to the market and banks are taking a bit of pain. At 1202 AEDT mining giant BHP Billiton was 45 cents lower at $25.77, while rival Rio Tinto had ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006
... YORK - US markets were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell led by banks and oil stocks. The FTSE 100 index closed down 20.3 points at 6,140. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6,475.25 points ...

ANZ FP to focus on maintaining its muscle

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... that with the increasing competition to secure quality planners ANZ FP would be changing its recruitment focus. "Because banks are the nurseries for most planner recruitment it's becoming very tight between us, so we are going to change our employment ...

Anti-phishing industry code needed

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
Banks may have to abandon email as a customer communication method unless an industry-wide code of practice for electronic communications is designed. Neil Campbell, chief executive officer of network security firm Network Box, said it is unfair of ...

Market Wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
The major banks were mixed, with Commonwealth Bank falling 32 cents to $48.03 and ANZ dropping 23 cents to $28.42. Westpac dipped one cent to $24.17 by 1205 AEDT while National Australia Bank rose two cents to $38.82. Media stocks were mostly higher. ...

Bravura IT signs BNY deal

... 11 offices around the world and IT solutions managing more than $320 billion in funds under administration on behalf of banks, life insurers and super funds. Not bad but it got better. In September this year, it acquired the Bank of New York's Rufus ...

Borat movie and bank credit demand push Kazakhstan centre stage

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
... planned expansion, especially in areas which are intrinsically more risky, such as construction and SME lending, or where banks have less experience, for example retail and the Russian market, gives rise to substantial credit risks. High loan concentrations ...