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ANZ Wealth: phone-based advisers to help with opt-in

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... ask for." Barrett detailed ANZ Wealth's plans to organically build out its adviser base, including internally through its bank employees. "The one competitive advantage we have is our 10,000-odd staff. We've got every demographic there. It's actually ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... Treasury Notes, maturing on November 11 2011 and $500 million of Treasury Notes, maturing on December 16 2011. The Reserve Bank of Australia releases the index of commodity prices for August. In equities news, Metcash Ltd holds its annual general meeting ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... closed higher as market players greeted positively the minutes of the US Federal Reserve, which raised hopes the central bank would act to further support the US economy. Also, futures contract prices for major commodities such as oil, gold and copper ...

BT: product strength will defend market share

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... distribution channels for their products. BT, which is owned by Westpac, is a product manufacturer as is the Commonwealth Bank (CBA), which owns Colonial First State, a major competitor that will provide new insurance offerings to Count. Chris Freeman ...

Snowball reports 3pc rise in profits following Shadforth merger

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... it as a potential takeover target, as one of the largest independent advisory firms left standing after the Commonwealth Bank moved on Count Financial this week.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... indicating an easing in investor jitters over Italian debt. Sentiment had been bolstered by news of a Greek merger between Alpha Bank and Eurobank, with a sizable Qatari investment, offering some rare good news that the country was tackling the problem ...

CBA in takeover bid for Count Financial

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
The Commonwealth Bank has announced a $373 million takeover bid for financial planning group Count Financial, which went into a surprise trading halt this morning before the news. Count Financial share volumes surged yesterday on the Australian Securities ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... CBA had risen 45 cents to $48.41, NAB was 38 cents firmer at $23.82 and Westpac had advanced 23 cents to $20.65. Investment bank Macquarie Group was the best performing stock on the S&P/ASX20, having climbed 3.21 per cent, or 80 cents, to $25.69. Making ...

Bonds, where the real money is

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
World equity markets hold only $57 trillion, one-third less than the $90 trillion in world bond markets, so it might be time we paid a bit more attention to where the real money is. Like how despite the frenzy for more debt as governments scrambled ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... positive news from Europe, where the sovereign debt crisis has been weighing on market sentiment. Two Greek banks, Alpha Bank and Eurobank, announced that they were merging and receiving a sizable Qatari investment, the first bit of good news from Greece's ...