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Sub-prime Godzilla tramples Japan

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
... sector, crushing the $320 billion Mizuho merger and derailing a share-swap between Citigroup and Nikko Cordial. It's been a grim week for Japan's banking sector, with two deals that could have transformed Japan's financial sector chased off course by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... five years, on speculation that the Federal Reserve would cut the discount rate. Earlier in the session, Merrill's loss, grim housing data and poor results from the semiconductor sector had sent the S&P 500 to its lowest since September 18, the day the ...

CBA plans CommSec Bank

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
Commonwealth Bank is reviewing plans for the transformation of CommSec, its equity and funds brokerage business, into a full service financial institution. CommSec is one of the jewels in the crown at CBA, a point underlined by its strong contribution ...

CBA launches $370m IWL offer

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, owner of leading sharetrading services provider CommSec, is set to buy listed wealth management and broking group IWL for more than $370 million. CBA has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed to acquire all of ...

Consulting the cows

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
Ask 100 economists to predict the direction of interest rates, economic growth and inflationary pressures, and you would invariably get 100 different answers. In Cambodia they ask the royal cows. Heavily reliant on agriculture, Cambodia's ancient ploughing ...

ANZ appoints ops and IT head

ANZ has appointed David Cartwright as group managing director in operations, technology and shared services, following the planned retirement of Mike Grime. Cartwright will move from the United Kingdom where he was previously the chief executive officer ...

Survey predicts more mortgage defaults

... head Tim Brown said that the change in interest rate expectations over the intervening period means the numbers aren't as grim today. "To put this into context, responses to the survey were received in November following three increases in interest rates ...

CommBank loses strategy chief

Commonwealth Bank's group executive in strategic development, Hugh Harley, is to leave the bank next month to pursue other interests. "I am disappointed to see Hugh leave the Bank, but I respect his decision to pursue other interests. He has made a ...

New INVESCO retail rep completes national coverage

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
INVESCO has appointed a new retail sales representative for Western Australia and South Australia. Tanya Cherrington leaves Perpetual Investments to become INVESCO's new manager retail sales for the Western Australia and South Australia, joining Matthew ...

CBA rolls out new business banking channel

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has unveiled CommBiz, a new online banking channel for business, corporate and institutional clients which it hopes will underpin its 2007 business banking strategy. The launch of CommBiz comes after CBA chief ...