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ANZ buys RBS businesses for $687 million

ASX RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... forges its presence in Asia when it bought several banking and wealth management businesses in the region from the Royal Bank of Scotland for $687 million. According to an ASX release this morning, the acquisition includes the RBS retail, wealth and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 56 points higher at 4266. In economic news, the Commonwealth Bank and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry release their business expectations survey covering the June quarter. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... upgrade to Australian banks by Goldman Sachs. The four major banks all were up more than two per cent. National Australia Bank was up 51 cents to $24.84, ANZ rose 41 cents to $18.94, Commonwealth Bank put on 86 cents to $43.66, and Westpac rose 45 cents ...

CBA extends Storm payments suspension

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
Commonwealth Bank customers affected by the collapse of Storm Financial are given another month's reprieve to pay their interest payments. The bank has extended the moratorium on interest payments until 30 September 2009 to allow eligible customers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index for July. ANZ releases its job advertisements survey for July. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases its index of commodity prices for June. In equities news, the 2009 Diggers and Dealers mining forum ...

QIC chair Rowe exits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
The departure of Trevor Rowe as chair and board member at fund manager QIC tops a string of senior management exits at the firm. Rowe said in a press statement that he would not be seeking another term when his current term expires in September, relinquishing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... shares had risen 61 cents or 2.57 per cent at $24.38, ANZ shares had gained 57 cents or 3.21 per cent at $18.31, Commonwealth Bank was up 54 cents at $42.16, and Westpac was 26 cents higher at $21.63. Telecommunications giant, Telstra, had lost 10 cents ...

Mercer's self employed advice strategy falls short

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... network, more large institutions are opening up their own self-employed networks like ING in July this year and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia this week. But Walters is not concerned with rising competition for these financial planners, he said the ...

Eslake joins think-tank

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... investigation of the key drivers of national productivity growth, most recently highlighted on Tuesday by the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Glenn Stevens," he said. Eslake begins his new role at the institute on 11 August. "The opportunity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... at 4196. In economic news, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute Inflation Gauge for July is due, along with the Reserve Bank of Australia's financial aggregates data for June. The Australian Office of Financial Management will conduct a tender for $700 ...