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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... will place $750 million of shares with Merrill Lynch and use the proceeds to redeem its PERLS II securities in March 2009. CBA shares lost 65 cents, or 2.17 per cent, to $29.35, National Australia Bank increased 11 cents to $20.01, Westpac fell $1.51 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... found 61 cents, or 4.42 per cent, to $14.42. Stock Move Price AMP +0.120 5.560 ANZ Bank -0.350 15.940 BHPBilton +1.880 29.810 CBA -1.180 38.890 NAB - 22.150 NewsCorp +0.370 12.570 Polartech -.081 Rio Tinto +5.320 77.590 TelstraCp +0.130 4.430 WestpacBk ...

The other race

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... remain high. Note how in recent times Australian banks passed only a fraction of the rate reduction to their borrowers. The CBA, for instance, reduced its lending rate by only 58 basis points after the RBA announcement. Another reason is that lending ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... confidence. "There is more confidence today and that is helping hold up the market," Mr Anderson said. "The banks and in particular CBA are doing well." Commonwealth Bank was up $2.46, or 6.22 per cent, to $42.01, National Australia Bank lifted $1.75 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... agreement to purchase two local arms of UK bank HBOS, retail banker BankWest and wealth manager St Andrew's, for $2.1 billion. CBA last traded at $45.15. ANZ Banking Group dropped $1, or 5.51 per cent, to $17.15 and National Australia Bank fell $1.82 ...

CBA buys BankWest and St Andrews

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has purchased BankWest and St Andrew's Australia for $2.1 billion. Commonwealth Bank is determined to keep its strong capital position and intends to fund the purchase price by undertaking a $2 billion accelerated ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... exclusive negotiations with HBOS plc to buy BankWest. "Whilst discussions are continuing, the parties have not reached agreement," CBA said in a statement today. Its shares were down 62 cents, or 1.41 per cent, to $43.38. ANZ Banking Group dropped 22 ...

CBA in talks to buy BankWest

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
The Commonwealth Bank is negotiating with HBOS plc to purchase BankWest. In a statement from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Commonwealth Bank said both parties are yet to reach an agreement. This news follows UK bank, Lloyds TSB, buying HBOS ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... circulated today that Commonwealth Bank of Australia had made a bid for BankWest, the local arm of troubled British bank, HBOS. CBA denied these reports before market opening. Its stock picked up 17 cents, or 0.38 per cent, to $45.03. ANZ Banking Group ...

Minnow mortgage manager wants to be big fish

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... "And now you have the major banks actively participating in a space that they said they weren't going to participate in, with CBA buying a third of Aussie and Westpac buying Rams. "If the bottom guys don't merge with some of their partners above them ...