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Waiting for the midnight hour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
It's now exactly one hour to midnight in Brussels as I write this and so far all we have is wishing and hoping and praying that all those seated around the negotiating table Yes Virginia, there's still no news out on whether the EU finmins did or didn't ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up two points at 4,247. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its minutes of its February board meeting. In equities news, Flight Centre, Sonic Healthcare and Mirvac ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... crisis. "The Australian market has responded positively to China's weekend announcement of a further 0.5 per cent cut in its bank reserve ratio," Mr Spooner said in a research note. The benchmark US crude oil contract rose 93 US cents to a nine-month ...

Superannuation needs more regulatory resilience: ASIC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
The exponential growth in superannuation has been named the first challenge to growing the resilience of the Australian regulatory perimeter by Greg Medcraft, chairman of ASIC. Speaking at the ASIC Summer School in Sydney this morning, Medcraft said ...

BEN announces solid results

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has announced an after tax statutory profit of $57.9 million for the six months ending December 31 2011, forecasting a difficult six months ahead due to market volatility and revenue challenges. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
The Australian dollar is higher after the Chinese central bank announced it will take action to stimulate its economy. At 0700 AEDT on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading at 107.82 US cents, up from 107.77 cents on Friday. Since 1700 AEDT on Friday ...

All Greeced out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... cents, or 1.18 per cent, at $21.45. NAB was up 14 cents at $22.77, Westpac fell eight cents to $20.14 and the Commonwealth Bank was up five cents at $49.90. Resources shares were mixed, with BHP up 14 cents at $35.44 and Rio Tinto down 28 cents to $67.00. ...

ANZ reaches $1.48bn in three months

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... to weak demand for financial services while also raising its standard variable mortgage rates independently of the central bank. "There is no question that adapting to this environment creates real challenges. Our recent decisions on interest rates for ...

Dam Aussie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
Yippee ka yay! Nothing like a good dose of the good stuff to make one forget the bad, doesn't it? Nah, I'm not taking the "stuff" that I think you think I'm taking. I refer to the eco updates released out of America last night. They were all better ...