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US reform tightens net on big firms

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
... back an attempt to weaken a key provision of the reforms bill - the proposed creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). Instead, an amendment proposed was the establishment of a council of regulators. In his weekly address last week ...

Debt load

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... BBB+ with a negative outlook. According to reports, this is the first time in 10 years that a major international ratings agency has placed Greece below an A grade. The downgrade was prompted by Fitch's concern over Greece's budget deficit which is expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... billion ($A88.86 billion) in stimulus measures to keep its economy out of recession. Meanwhile, a leading credit rating agency has cut its ratings on six Dubai state-linked companies due to worries about their debts. Investors sent the dollar and Treasury ...

Future Fund to grow investments team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
The Future Fund Management Agency will have a bigger investment team than it initially planned - jumping from 29 to around 40 staff by next year - as the cash-heavy fund scours the markets for more investment opportunities. Speaking at the Investment ...

Africa's PIC appoints Charles River

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... Africa, with approximately more than $100 billion in assets under management. The implementation supported the government agency's strategy of retaining market leadership by streamlining trading activities and improving portfolio modeling and management ...

ASIC outlines credit agency requirements

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... changes to the regulation of credit rating agencies yesterday, which includes holding an AFSL that requires credit rating agency staff to be properly trained in providing ratings. Credit rating agencies must also have risk management systems in place ...

Govt selects Medicare to run national clearinghouse

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... superannuation clearinghouse system for small businesses through Medicare - but questions arise whether the healthcare agency is the right choice or a rushed decision. Superannuation minister Chris Bowen and small business minister Craig Emerson jointly ...

Stuck at zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... got your back. And if near zero cost of funding is not enough, the Fed announced that it would buy US$1.75 trillion of agency mortgage-backed securities and US$175 billion of agency debt - this was reduced from US$200 billion in the September meeting ...

US finance firms announce emission cuts

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2009
... month announced plans to cut its emissions by 20 per cent in less than 10 years. As part of the US Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Leaders program a number of local companies, including financial services firms, committed to reducing greenhouse ...

All aboard online at CalPERS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... CalPERS administers retirement benefits for more than 1.6 million active and retired State, public school, and local public agency employees and their families on behalf of 2,600 California public employ.