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New rules on bank liquidity clarified

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... clarified its definition of liquid assets that the banking industry must hold from 2015. In the wake of the global financial crisis, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) produced a global framework that set limits on liquidity ...

SG war far from over

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... that we now have $1.3 trillion in our super system is one of the main reasons why Australia weathered the global financial crisis better than most other countries," she said. Anderson said, "It's a convenient argument when spending someone else's money ...

GFC hangover hits Perpetual profit

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... (FUM) at the time of the deal. The adjustment became necessary because soon after the acquisition the global financial crisis hit and savagely changed expected business conditions. Having to spend $3 million responding to the private-equity takeover ...

I heart the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... stance towards monetary policy and the floating Australian dollar have helped shield Australia from the global financial crisis and they're now aiding the bank's effort to keep a lid on inflation. And the future's looking good as well. Despite the expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... 4.24 points at 3,383.17, having crossed 3,389 earlier - its highest level since September 2008 when the global financial crisis hit markets.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... per cent, at $19.28. "JB continues to defy market expectations. They have really travelled through the global financial crisis in in good shape," Mr Heffernan said. "However, the economy hasn't been shooting the lights out and that is reflected in the ...

Salary prospects brighten

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... will be looking to pursue new opportunities in 2011, after putting their job search on hold during the global financial crisis. In particular, we predict that turnover in the Sydney market in early 2011 will be at some of the highest levels we have seen," ...

Three in five advisers opt out of opt-in: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... why they should reconsider the reform, the Government should look at how investors reacted during the global financial crisis. "Had the opt-in requirement existed at the height of the GFC, many advisers' clients - having experienced significant portfolio ...

Fin services jobs on the rise

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... there's a reluctance by some people to take their chances in a sector that was so heavily affected by the global financial crisis. But it's also because the sector is working on a leaner business model, and the volume of hiring isn't comparable to pre-GFC ...

60 Minutes deception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... practice to deceive!" This quotation from Sir Walter Scott first made its way into my psyche during the global financial crisis. I don't think I need to explain the mammoth deception that went on that gave the world a new acronym - GFC. There were no ...