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Storm's victims counselled against settlement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... small investors - have been involved in a class action, seeking damages against the Macquarie and Commonwealth banks and the Bank of Queensland. ASIC has also been prosecuting the case since December 2010, however has only pressed for a declaration and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... quarter figures while the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment is due out. In equities news, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Chandler Macleod and Echo Entertainment are due to post full year results, while Westfield Group and OZ Minerals ...

ASX flags concerns over losing single operator status

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... to the financial system, the ASX argued. The Council of Financial Regulators which comprise of the Treasury, the Reserve Bank of Australia, Australian Securities & Investment Commission and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority are currently reviewing ...

Super loyalty defies low return expectations

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
CoreData research reveals robust investor attachment to non-performing funds. It is investor apathy, argues Kristen Turnbull the researcher's head of advice, wealth and super which led over half of the members surveyed (57%) to suggest they would stick ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... recent US employment growth, would boost confidence, he said. As the Australian earnings season continues, National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced a weaker profit of $1.2 billion profit in the three months to June, with revenue down because of higher ...

Wilson heads-up COIN

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
Former head of Asgard, Wayne Wilson will join tech and software provider Rubik as managing director - wealth with responsibility for the newly acquired COIN business. The appointment marks Rubik's expansion into the wealth space that culminated in last ...

Sun setting on the Land of the Rising Sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... September share price index futures contract was up eight points at 4,258. In economic news on Tuesday, the National Australia Bank's monthly business survey for July is due out, as is the Australian Bureau of Statistics' new motor vehicle sales figures ...

Swan talks up bank reforms for competition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Treasurer Wayne Swan has talked up the Government's banking reforms, dubbing them "a better banking deal" for consumers amid last week's call for a major financial system review. Former committee member at the Wallis Inquiry, Ian Harper last week issued ...

Fidelity calls rising tide for equities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... markets have a habit of bouncing back when they become most overlooked," said Rossi. The key risks for equities have been bank deleveraging, complacent policy making, commodities prices and the political risks in Europe - but Rossi said these have been ...