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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... their results. "The financials have had a great run recently," Ms Chan said. "People are a bit nervous about the offshore bank reporting because all you need is a couple of bad ones to set things off." ANZ Banking Group declined 19 cents, or 0.77 per ...

D'Aloisio nominated Joint Forum chair

COMPANY RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... Economic Forum Financial Development Report ranked the best for financial market access and third, behind the US and UK, for non-bank financial services. John Brogden, chief executive at the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA), said ...

Perpetual appoints GM for Aust eq sales

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
Perpetual Investments has appointed Matt Mckinnon to the role of general manager - retail sales Australian equities. Mckinnon has over 14 years experience in funds management and investment banking in Australia and overseas. Mckinnon joined Perpetual ...

The shrinking big dollar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
Falling US dollar equals increasing risk appetite? Hmmm...seems strange. The greenback fell to 14-month lows against major currencies last week before Big Ben Bernanke wagged his finger -- warning that, "The time will come when we have to tighten...We ...

FBI hunts down bank fraudsters

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... information from thousands of victims, used to defraud American banks. These phishers, some of whom were based in Egypt, obtained bank account numbers and personal information through phishing - sending e-mail messages that appear to be official correspondence ...

HSBC appoints head of securities services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
HSBC Bank Australia Limited has appointed Andrew Bastow as head of securities services, Australia effective 7 December 2009. In this role, Bastow will be responsible for overseeing the ongoing growth in the Securities Services business in Australia ...

Our fearful trip is done

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... before the 1990/91 recession ended. They fell by 19 per cent before the 2001 recession ended. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England are keeping their sails aloft, determined to reach dry land. Both kept interest rates unchanged ...

AMP Cap, Cbus and Galileo join forces

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
AMP Capital Investors, Cbus Property and Galileo Group have joined forces in a residential property deal believed to have secured one of the largest funding from banks this year. The property, The Residence Hyde Park, is located on College Street in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on Thursday following strong leads from world markets and higher commodity prices. At 0731 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 20 points higher at 4792. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... that it will appeal and is doing very well today." At 1211 AEDT, Westpac had put on 56 cents to $26.07, National Australia Bank had added $1.23, or 4.1 per cent, to $31.25, and Commonwealth Bank had gained $1.64 to $52.94. ANZ was up 62 cents to $24.47 ...