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CBA exec to head Westpac Institutional Bank

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
A top Commonwealth Bank (CBA) executive has been appointed group executive of Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) following the departure of Rob Whitfield. CBA executive general manager of retail products and third party banking Lyn Cobley will head WIB ...

Shares higher on US rate outlook

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... Wesfarmers all higher." Among the banks, Commonwealth Bank climbed 87 cents to $83.98, ANZ gained 39 cents to $32.44, Westpac rose 35.5 cents to $32.915, while National Australia Bank was up 15 cents at $33.38. Coles' parent company Wesfarmers added ...

Australia sings hallelujah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... remind you about the gyrations in ore prices. Instead we, Australians all, should be happy because we're happi-er. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index jumped by 6.4% in May to 102.4 points - the first time since February that optimists ...

Share market flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... lifted. The banks were mixed, with Commonwealth Bank advancing nine cents to $83.65, ANZ easing three cents to $32.19, Westpac was eight cents higher at $32.73 and National Australia Bank was down five cents at $33.33. Luxury fashion retailer Oroton ...

Bargain hunters push shares higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... share buyback. The major banks were mixed, with Commonwealth Bank up 82 cents at $83.31, ANZ up nine cents at $31.98, Westpac 11 cents higher at $32.37 and National Australia Bank down 26 cents at $33.30.

Miners weigh on share market

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... Australia Bank had shed 10 cents to $33.57, ANZ added nine cents to $32.09, Commonwealth Bank lifted 31 cents to $83.16, and Westpac gave away four cents to $32.24. Among other stocks, Sydney Airport was eight cents higher at $5.31 after international ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... Philip Lowe participates in a panel discussion at The Future of International Governance and the G20 conference, and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer confidence survey is due out. In Australia, the market on Wednesday finished lower for a second ...

RBA minutes lift stock market

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... major banks lifted after the RBA minutes were released. At 1200 AEST, the Commonwealth Bank was 39 cents higher at $83.39, Westpac was up 59 cents at $32.81, ANZ lifted eight cents to $32.36, but National Australia Bank was down 15 cents at $33.85. In ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... $57.93, while Fortescue Metals was flat at $2.295. Among the big four banks, the Commonwealth shed $1.09 cents to $83.66, Westpac lost 50 cents to $32.55, ANZ fell 55 cents to $32.57 and National Australia Bank was down 19 cents to $34.33 after going ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... Fortescue Metals was down four cents, or 1.73%, at $2.27. The major banks are mixed after the National Australia Bank and Westpac both traded ex-dividend this week. Commonwealth Bank has led gains among the big four after Thursday's losses. CBA rose ...