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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases international merchandise imports data for June. The Reserve Bank of Australia publishes its monthly bulletin. The Australian Office of Financial Management will tender Treasury notes maturing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... $49.81. Rival mining giant, BHP Billiton, gained 16 cents, or 0.47 per cent, to $33.95. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank was up 46 cents to $38.76, ANZ dropped one cent to $16.37, Westpac added 16 cents to $19.81, and NAB was 18 cents higher ...

Corporate governance needs national voice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... example of how Asian institutional investors can gain support for corporate governance issues, at present, many investment bank linked asset managers are not members of the Asian Corporate Governance Association because of the conflict it presents between ...

Hong Kong cracks down on Lehman Bros

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... year's Lehman Brothers collapse, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has revealed there are still 930 cases involving the failed bank still under disciplinary consideration within the Chinese state. HKMA announced last Friday that there were still close ...

Positive surprise beats Meredith's surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... were just that - an attack of the nerves. The financial sector is stabilising and financial companies are making profits. Bank of America, JP Morgan and Citigroup will be the next big banks reporting their earnings soon. Chances are we will witness the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... gained 4.79 points, or 0.53 per cent, to a close of 905.84. LONDON - Europe's leading stock markets rose after strong US bank earnings and the release of economic data, but dealers said doubt crept in with investors already looking anxiously ahead for ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... per cent, at $47.82 and rival BHP Billiton had gained $1.21, or 3.79 per cent, to $33.41. Among the big banks, Commonwealth Bank gained $1.10, or three per cent, to $37.82, ANZ lifted 31 cents, or 1.97 per cent, to $16.06, Westpac rose 52 cents, or 2.75 ...

FICA names chair

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
The Finance Industry Council of Australia (FICA) elected Duncan Fairweather as the council's chair. Fairweather is an executive director at the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) - formerly the International Banks & Securities Association ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... Exchange, the September share price index contract was 58 points higher at 3,761. In economic news on Tuesday, National Australia Bank releases its monthly business survey for June. On Monday, the Australian share market closed moderately weaker on falls ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... China. Rival mining giant, BHP Billiton, was down six cents, or 0.2 per cent, to $32.59. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank was down 34 cents to $37.11, ANZ dropped six to $15.97, Westpac also had lost six cents to $19.09, and NAB was 43 cents ...