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Regulators call for better OTC derivatives processing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
APRA, ASIC and the RBA have released a report that identifies where major fund managers and super funds can improve in terms of how they manage OTC derivatives in the wake of the credit crisis. This month the regulators and the RBA released the findings ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... classic morning really: money is flowing away from the riskier stocks, and into safer things like gold." Three of the four major banks were down in morning trade. Westpac had shed 12 cents to $19.32, Commonwealth Bank was down 23 cents at $35.37 and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... from the job market and concern over a possible downgrade of British government debt sent stocks sharply lower on Thursday. Major stock indicators slid more than 1.5 per cent, cutting nearly 130 points off the Dow Jones industrial average, after continuing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... and Rio is bubbling away nicely," he said. "Banks are down, but they have had a decent run of things recently." The four major banks all were weaker in morning trade. National Australia Bank fell 18 cents to $21.84, Westpac had shed 33 cents to $19.36 ...

Debate advice, not advisers: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
Arguments about advice, the role of advisers in their dealer groups, how and whether they should be regulated and supported miss the central point - in its current form advice is an elite service used by a minority of consumers. "If you want bespoke ...

LMW Invest teams up with Denison

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... per cent leased to several quality tenants with staggered lease expiries. "We believe the harbour views and proximity to major amenities makes this property highly desirable to future and current tenants," said Matthew Burrows, chief executive of The ...

Acronyms pull down USD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... acronyms - PPIP, TARP, TALF - is a decline in another, the USD. The US dollar fell to a near five-month low against most major currencies overnight. Improving eco-finance conditions and increased risk appetite lessened the demand for the safety of the ...

PASL to tap alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... year, dropping many of its long-standing mandates to adopt a core and satellite approach for the funds. Vanguard came out a major winner during that time period, with $140 million and $190 million mandates for Australian equities and international equities ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... making the market move too rapidly, so I think investors will wait to follow the lead from Wall Street tonight." The four major banks all were weaker at 1202 AEST. National Australia Bank was down 17 cents at $21.84, Westpac had shed 36 cents to $19.70 ...

No flight to cash at Equipsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
Majority of Equipsuper's members did not switch from equities to the cash option despite the heavy falls in the sharemarket last year, said the fund's chief executive. Robin Burns, who heads up the "hybrid" $4.2 billion fund that hosts both defined ...