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Bending it like Bernanke

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... keep constant the Federal Reserve's holdings of securities at their current level by reinvesting principal payments from agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities in longer-term Treasury securities. The Committee will continue to roll over the ...

US reforms pave way for super investments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... rogue investments; the industry imposing tougher rules on 'exotic' products; and the creation of a new consumer protection agency, among others.

Seven US banks close in a week

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... purchase essentially all the assets of Sterling Bank. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent agency created by the US Congress to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's financial system. FDIC insures deposits ...

Been there, done that

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... made of...yet Wall Street chose to ignore them. A case of been there, done that. Moody's at it again. The credit rating agency downgraded Ireland one notch to Aa2 because of "significant loss of financial strength" as a result of the high cost of bank ...

US Congress passes Wall Street reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... rogue investments; the industry imposing tougher rules on 'exotic' products; and the creation of a new consumer protection agency. The bill includes the core of the intensely-debated Volcker Rule, which will prevent banks from trading their own capital. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... well-known problems was enough to help take down the market's advance. Traders at first shrugged off news that credit rating agency Moody's lowered its rating on Greece's debt to "junk" status. But in the final hour, many traders apparently decided the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... indicating the recovery of China's manufacturing sector lost some momentum. A separate survey released by a government agency showed manufacturing activity had dropped to 53.9 in May from 55.7 in April. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index lost 268.24 points ...

CalPERS reprimands board member

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... the CalPERS Board in a statement. Mathur is serving her second term on the Board of Administration representing public agency members of CalPERS. She is a principal financial analyst for Bay Area Rapid Transit District. CalPERS has more than $200 billion ...

AMP hires planner recruitment head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... and has held senior management roles at Morgan and Banks, and Drake International. "Julia brings a wealth of recruitment agency experience to AMP having project managed the recruitment of 1,200 staff nationally," Steele said. "An immediate priority for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... were not enough to calm concerns about the eurozone that were exacerbated by the Greek riots and a warning from ratings agency Moody's that it could downgrade Portugal's sovereign debt within three months. Moody's said it had placed Portugal Aa2 government ...