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Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... meetings in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and South Korea produced no changed in monetary policy last week. Echoing the G-20, the Bank of Canada and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand even went so far as declaring that interest rates would remain at present ...

Credit Suisse launches all-round fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... Unit Class A: 10 Australian Equities is a five-year term product that invests in shares such as BHP Billiton, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, CSL and Woolworths. Unit Class B has the same term period and provides exposure to nine Australian resources ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... closed up 218.52 points at 21,069.56. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket held its gains from early trade after Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard left the official cash rate (OCR) unchanged. The benchmark NZSX-50 index added 10.27 points, or 0.33 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... ANZ Banking Group declined 21 cents, or 0.95 per cent, to $21.99 while the other three major banks rose. National Australia Bank added 13 cents, or 0.45 per cent, to $28.78, Westpac advanced 22 cents, or 0.91 per cent, to $24.49, and Commonwealth Bank ...

ABN AMRO morphs into RBS Morgans

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
ABN AMRO Morgans will be rebranded to RBS Morgans - a name change reflecting the Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) commitment to its 50 per cent shareholding in the company. Managing director Brian Sheahan said the firm has over 450 advisors and 54 offices ...

Westpac moves to wholly own Ascalon

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... FUM in the street, our businesses will be small, simply structured where their team will deliver alpha," he said. St.George Bank founded Ascalon Capital in 2000 and the bank has become part of the Westpac Group following the merger last year.

Depends on the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... with every economic data release providing evidence for or otherwise. I talk of course, about speculation on the Reserve Bank of Australia's next policy move. Speaking of which, there are also side bets about the size of the move. Yes Virginia, Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... about recovery from the global recession. The market consolidated gains after a positive economic outlook by the US central bank, traders said. The outlook for the US economy has become "cautiously positive" with conditions stabilising from the deep ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... isn't any real chasing of these sectors." The major banks were mixed, with ANZ up eight cents to $22.03, National Australia Bank adding 29 cents to $28.63, Westpac edged three cents higher to $24.57 while Commonwealth Bank was down 19 cents at $46.64 ...

Identity thieves target planner clients

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... personal information. Consumers, including planner clients, are regularly asked to provide personal information including bank account details, addresses, and dates of birth among others - details worth their weight in gold for the fraudster. Crime Stoppers ...