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Up, Down, Flat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... contemporary economic evidence remains mixed. And forecasts? Oh please don't get me started on forecasts again. The World Bank lowered its global economic growth forecasts for 2009 and 2010 just last Monday. And guess what? The OECD was in print overnight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd managing director Terry Davis addresses the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia. National Australia Bank Ltd releases its Superannuation FX 2009 survey. Companies holding general meetings include Laserbond Ltd, Objective Corporation ...

Bigger and better risk management

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... at the heart of its Apama software to instigate faster and better risk management. Progress, which counts the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Goldman Sachs and Macquarie Bank among its clients, is seeing increasing interest by financial services firms ...

Chronican departs Westpac

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
Longstanding Westpac Institutional Bank group executive Phil Chronican is leaving the bank after a 27-year tenure at the institution and will be replaced by current risk management group executive, Rob Whitfield. Chronican joined Westpac in 1982 and ...

Refreshing pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... flat but commodity prices - an indicator of global growth -- resumed their rally. Much hullabaloo had been made of the World Bank's grimmer 2009/2010 global forecast. Many were scared. But as I've pointed out many, many times in the past, a forecast ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... cent, to $47.90. Fortescue Metals slumped 29 cents, or 7.13 per cent, to $3.78. The major banks all were weaker. Commonwealth Bank fell $1.02, or 2.64 per cent, to $37.68, ANZ slid 53 cents, or 3.2 per cent, to $16.05, National Australia Bank dropped ...

Aberdeen cools on China

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... addition to our concerns regarding the rate of monetary expansion in China. In particular we are concerned that directed bank lending may prolong the removal of excess capacity and expose the banks to potential non-performing loan issues down the track." ...

Sellers beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... international body trying to prove its relevance anew. Apparently, the overnight slide in equity markets was prompted by the World Bank's (WB) downgrade of its global growth forecasts. The World Bank now expects the global economy to contract by 2.9 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... in Melbourne. On Monday, the Australian share market closed higher, with heavyweights BHP Billiton and National Australia Bank (NAB) driving the gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18.6 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 3,918.2 points, while the ...

NAB and Aviva rule platform land

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
NAB's acquisition of Aviva Australia's Navigator business will create the largest platform provider with $69 billion in funds under management and more than 2,900 advisers using its services. NAB, which announced it had agreed to purchase Aviva Australia's ...