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Rusting still

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015

... last year. While the People's Bank of China (PBOC) has again eased monetary policy - it lowered the benchmark one-year lending rate by 25 bps to 4.35%; the deposit rate down by 25 bps to 1.5% (the lowest on record); the reserve requirement ratio by 50 ...

Christmas in October

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015

... where central command deliberates on and sets its 13th Five-Year Plan. Effective 24 October, China's benchmark one-year lending rate will be lower by 25 bps to 4.35%; the deposit rate down by 25 bps to 1.5% - the lowest on record; the reserve requirement ...

Santa Mario brings cheers

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015

... before, most have given up expecting more goodies from "Super 'whatever it takes' Mario". No mas, not after the ECB's Bank Lending Survey showed that QE is doing what's intended to do - ease lending conditions. So 'twas baby what a big surprise when ...

Quantitative easing eases bank lending

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015

CBA refunds $7.6 million to 8400 customers

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015

... package was launched in 2005 but is no longer available to new customers and applied to a range of products including lending facilities, business overdrafts, savings and transaction accounts. An ASIC statement said there were a range of interest rate ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015

... need to be selective in this environment. We focus on banks that generate a lot of fee income, rather than margins on lending," he explains. Other themes are the travel industry supply chain, with companies involved in civil airspace continuing to look ...

WBC rate lift pressures RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015

... thinking is that, higher mortgage rates, along with the new capital adequacy rules and regulatory controls on property lending, would eased the climb and climb of property prices (specifically in Sydney and Melbourne), removing the biggest hurdle that's ...

Aussie fintech partners with Alibaba

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015

... (ASX:CL8). FundX is a recently launched startup backed by BlueChilli. It is a peer-to-peer invoice discounting and SME lending platform that offers the funding of business cash flow gaps by advancing payments based on outstanding invoices. The funding ...

ING DIRECT super manager promoted

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015

... superannuation Tim Hewson has been appointed to a new role internally to become national partnership manager, residential lending and wealth. ING DIRECT has made the appointment on the back of a "growing convergence of the mortgage and advice industries." ...

Australian hedge funds on course to reach $100bn

STAFF WRITER | MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015

... Chairman, said. "With innovative strategies coming to market, from alternative beta to strategies that target the capital lending functions once dominated by banks, we expect the number and types of hedge fund strategies to grow significantly." Chadwick's ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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