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Almost Per-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
It's not exactly perfecta, but a tri-fecta of positive news released last night and a negative one-fecta further strengthens the case that the US economy is forging forward. "I'll be back!" US President Barack Obama announced his nomination of Chairman ...

QIC boosts fixed interest team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... Ticehurst brings 20 years experience in financial markets, after previously holding senior positions with the National Australia Bank, Suncorp, AMP Hendersons, Macquarie Bank and Merrill Lynch. In his role Ticehurst will undertake global macro research ...

U V W X Y Z

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... dips. Too late and inflation soars, interest rates rise and the recovery fizzles and dips. Given recent government central bank and government pronouncements, I think that the risk of the various stimuli measures being withdrawn too soon is slim. And ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly weaker as Wall Street investors took stock after four consecutive days of gains. At 0734 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 22 points lower at 4397. ...

Suncorp and CMC sign share trading deal

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
Suncorp Bank teamed up with CMC Markets to provide online share trading to its 13,500 customers. Tim Buckett, general manager of customer development at Suncorp Bank, said the bank selected the online share trading firm because of the tools and education ...

Challenger returns to core

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... capital over its regulatory minimum and around $900 million in cash or cash equivalents. Earlier this month, National Australia Bank (NAB) bought Challenger's mortgage management business for $385 million. "We finished this year with an increase in normalised ...

Wait no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... They appear to be a warning that all is not well. The good news here is that it shows that the Fed - and any other central bank for that matter - is mindful that while a recovery is coming, it remains fragile. So? So it is no use fighting a Fed that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street soared to its highest point this year on Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's comments that global recovery prospects appear good. At 0749 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

St.George merger on track: Kelly

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
The latest report from Westpac Group said the merger with St.George Bank is on track and exceeding forecasted revenue and cost targets. At the Westpac Group third quarter update today it noted the merger with St.George is progressing smoothly and on ...

The return of the cocooning consumer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... with respondents likely to agree that term deposits removed the temptation to spend money elsewhere." However, of the 2,000 bank account holders surveyed, the research found that only 8 per cent of respondents switched out of shares and into savings ...