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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for June. The National Australia Bank monthly business survey for July is due out and the Manpower-Melbourne Institute Employment Report for August will be published. ...

Industrial espionage turns viral

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... firm F-Secure, said there have been cases overseas where organised crime would target certain finance professionals within a bank or a finance firm and spend weeks profiling those people. For example, they would find out what certain employees' roles ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... major banks also supported the rise, with NAB gaining 13 cents to $25.63, ANZ increasing 18 cents to $19.56, Commonwealth Bank adding six cents to $44.51, and Westpac advancing two cents to $22.85.

YMCA fund introduces fixed interest

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... Government securities and hybrid investments. The new option will invest 100 per cent into assets of short dated maturity, such as bank deposits, to provide positive returns. Members can set up their strategy at the start of each quarter, and are allowed ...

SocGen exec quits after insider trading probe

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... Commission of the AMF for insider trading. Both Day and Mustier reject these allegations, noted a press statement from the bank. "Jean-Pierre Mustier has decided, in the interest of the group, to anticipate his departure and has tendered his resignation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases housing finance data for June. In company news, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd posts annual results. On Friday, the Australian sharemarket closed lower, pulled down by mining and financial stocks on ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon dragged down by the resources sector after commodity prices fell overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 38.7 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 4287.6, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

CBA chair John Schubert retires

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia chairman, John Schubert, will retire in February 2010 and will be succeeded by current group non-executive director, David Turner. Schubert has been a member of the group's board since 1991, serving as deputy chairman ...

Planning firms on buying spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... mid-weight planning companies are increasing their borrowing activities to buy their smaller rivals, according to a Macquarie Bank expert. Jamie Melville, national head of financial services and accounting (banking) at Macquarie, says while the first ...

Zurich names new global head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... officer, Senn also sits on the firm's group executive committee. Senn previously worked at Swiss Life, Credit Suisse and Swiss Bank Corp, which is now UBS, across a number of senior roles. The board's decision to elect Senn follows an internal and external ...