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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... have basically knocked about 20 points off the index on their own, BHP and Rio another 10 points," he said. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA APH) started trading without a dividend, with CBA down $1.74, or 3.38 ...

Converting to convertible bonds

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
With economies on both sides of the Atlantic faced with the dual threats of rising debt and deficits, and stubbornly high unemployment, economists and central bankers are divided as to whether the escalating prices of the late 1970's or a Japanese-style ...

CommInsure and Zurich win insurance awards

MEDIA RELEASES  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... business and the consistent, high standard that CommInsure has shown," said Paul Rayson, managing director of the Commonwealth Bank-owned insurer. The group won the award by scoring the highest marks on responsiveness to both end-user and intermediary ...

No super profits tax for banks: Coalition

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... Denniss, in an ABC interview recently called for the Government to put a super profits for banks, following the Commonwealth Bank's $6.1 billion full-year profit. But shadow treasurer Joe Hockey disagrees with the think tank, and argues that imposing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, led by gains in the mining sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.8 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 4,415.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had gained 16.7 points, or ...

Great Southern legal battle continues

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... which would flow down onto banks that provided loans through Great Southern Finance. These banks include Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and Javelin Asset Management, with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank responsible for 8,200 borrowers alone. The cause behind the ...

Wealth mgmt earnings boost CBA results

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
Wealth management continues to be a significant contributor to Commonwealth Bank's profits, with the division posting double-digit earnings growth in the group's results released yesterday. For the full year ending June 30, the business reported cash ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... Expectations and, with Westpac, it also releases its Survey of Consumer Unemployment Expectations, both for August. The Reserve Bank of Australia issues credit and debit card transaction data for June. It's a busy day on the equities front. Earnings ...

The Fed did it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... exactly what the doctor ordered". But not now. Now we're in big trouble. United Kingdom. In its quarterly inflation report, the Bank of England said that the country's economic recovery would be slower than previously expected. The BOE now expects growth ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... export target. Mr Smith said uncertainty created by the election may be the reason for the market's reaction to Commonwealth Bank's profit result. Commonwealth on Wednesday said it increased full-year profit 20 per cent and would retain conservative ...