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Currency Forum to pose big questions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... Australia and risk and management strategies. Specialist presentations from Richard Grace, chief economist equities, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Simon Wu, executive director, Premium China Funds Management will be followed by a range of panel ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... $6.10. Financials were all weaker, with ANZ the worst performer, down 26 cents, or 1.2 per cent, at $21.46. Commonwealth Bank was down 14 cents at $50.47, NAB was 16 cents weaker at $24.52 and Westpac was off 22 cents at $21.30. National turnover was ...

Macquarie Private Bank scoops up Merrill Lynch MD

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
Merrill Lynch managing director Jay O'Neil will become the next head of Macquarie Private Bank, Macquarie said today. O'Neil must first wrap up his duties at Merrill Lynch over the next few months before moving to Australia to take up his new role as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... per cent. LONDON - European shares closed little changed and the euro steadied as traders waited for news from a US central bank meeting which decided to leave ultra-low interest rates on hold. The US Federal Reserve outcome was largely as expected while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... Commonwealth up 55 cents at $50.81, Westpac 23 cents better at $21.66, ANZ 27 cents higher at $21.82 and National Australia Bank improving 21 cents to $24.85. Making news, Qantas shares were placed in a trading halt at the start of the day before announcing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
The Australian stock market has received a positive lead from offshore trading, after Wall Street closed higher and commodities prices settled firmer. At 0807 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 34 points at 4,543 points, on ...

Deposits may shield Aussie banks from Greek debt crisis fallout

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... voiced concerns. Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly has said she is "clearly worried" about the situation, while Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ralph Norris told ABC radio on Friday night that the worsening debt crisis could trigger a new credit crisis ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... futures contract was up 35 points at 4,484 points, on volume of 3,478 contracts. In economics news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia publishes the minutes of the board's June monetary policy meeting at 1130 AEST. The Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... seeing at the moment are really very cheap. "So I think there are some really good opportunities to pick them up, whatever bank you choose, at these kind of levels." National Australia Bank was up 51 cents to $24.87, Commonwealth had gained 62 cents ...

BT Investment Management wins $61m mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... Management (AAM) is part of the Westpac Group along with BT Investment Management which is 60 per cent owned by the Big Four bank. But Advance Asset Management's head of investment solutions Patrick Farrell said they were assessed by the same criteria ...