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AMP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... contract was up 18 points at 4,483. No major economic news is expected on Monday. In equities news, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is due to hold its annual general meeting and Panaust to post its third quarter report. In Australia, the market on Friday closed ...

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... 4,769 contracts. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said investors were still reacting positively to the recent Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cash rate cut which had offset mixed overseas leads. "The local market has held up pretty well considering ...

Juicy Macquarie profit belies revenue fall

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Macquarie Group has announced an 18% rise in first-half profit, despite a fall in revenue. The investment bank made $361 million, up from $305 million last year, benefiting from improved market conditions. Despite subdued market conditions, chief executive ...

RMB to be used in a third of china deals by 2015

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... "China currently accounts for nearly a quarter of Australia's two-way trade," said Paulo Maia, chief executive officer at HSBC Bank Australia. "With RMB being increasingly chosen by mainland corporates on its merits as a trade and capital investment ...

Wilson HTM deals to Mariner concerns

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... of directors is expected in the coming days. Mariner Corporation's bid could potentially offer major shareholder Deutsche Bank an out. "I don't understand why Deutsche [bank] continues to be a shareholder. It does not make any sense," said Mariner chief ...

Ugly jobs decline rattles financial services

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Australia has experienced the world's largest drop off in financial service jobs with a 34% drop in the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same time last year, according to the quarterly Jobs Barometer from eFinancialCareers. While the decline is ...

ANZ to chase more China assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
ANZ chief executive Mike Smith was upbeat about the bank's record $6 billion profit at yesterday's annual result announcement and said the company would target further growth in Asia with acquisitions likely to follow. Smith described the 6% rise in ...

QE3, OMT, APP equals D-U-D?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... 9,055.20 thanks to a weak yen which makes exports more competitive and hopes for fresh monetary easing by Japan's central bank. Seoul rose 0.55 per cent, or 10.54 points, to 1,924.50 and Sydney closed 0.10 per cent, or 4.7 points, higher at 4,510.5. ...

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... was up three cents at $4.06. Making news, ANZ Banking Group said net profit for fiscal 2012 rose six per cent to $5.66. The bank was down 35 cents, or 1.37 per cent, at $25.25. Mr Smith said the share price decline could reflect some concerns among market ...