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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... Local banks pulled the market down, with ANZ Banking Group falling 75 cents, or 3.05 per cent to $23.81, National Australia Bank easing 65 cents, or 2.06 per cent to $30.93, Westpac was down 44 cents, or 1.63 per cent to $26.52, and Commonwealth Bank ...

HFA appoints non-exec director

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
HFA Accelerator Plus (HAP), a listed hedge fund, has appointed former HSBC Investment Banking Group executive Bill O'Neill as independent non-executive director. O'Neill was nominated by Carrousel Capital, one of HAP's largest shareholders holding approximately ...

Pleasant and nasty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... on the back of surprises - the nasty kind - from lower than expected profit and revenue results from General Electric and Bank of America. This again raised concerned about the health of America's consumer sector and consumer credit - a reversal from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 14 points lower at 4,836. In economic news on Monday, Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor, economic, Philip Lowe addresses the Citigroup Australian Investment Conference in Sydney. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... going to ease off," Mr Smith said. "So the banks reporting season will be the testing time (for the market)." Commonwealth Bank (CBA) was ripe for profit-taking, Mr Smith said. CBA shares eased 10 cents to $55.42, National Australia Bank lost six cents ...

Commerzbank sells wealth management arm

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
Another international bank is divesting its wealth management business to focus on its core business as Commerzbank sells its UK wealth management division, Kleinwort Benson, to RHJ International. RHJ International owns Kleinwort Benson Channel Islands ...

On A$ parity and dashed whispers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... and minerals and bearish sentiment against the US dollar lit the fuse on the Australian currency's take-off, the Reserve Bank of Australia just added more fuel to its rockets yesterday. "If we were prepared to cut rates rapidly, to a very low level ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... Economy". The Australian sharemarket rallied to close at a one-year high on Thursday, as strong earnings from US investment bank JP Morgan encouraged investors that company profits are likely to improve. But the market fell back from earlier highs as ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... Australia's big four banks benefitted, with Westpac Banking Corporation adding 47 cents, or 1.75 per cent to $27.27, Commonwealth Bank gaining 98 cents or 1.78 per cent to $55.95, ANZ Banking Group up 27 cents, or 1.09 per cent at $25.07 and National ...

Carpe Diem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... better than market expectations for a 21 per cent drop. Did I hear you say, the global economy is back? One more! The People's Bank of China also reported that new local-currency loans surged by 26 per cent to 516.7 billion yuan ($75.7 billion) in September ...