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Cutting SG a disaster: Keating

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
... cuts in official interest rate cuts despite research showing their funding costs have decreased in recent months, leading to bank's increasing their profitability following the collapse in competition from non-bank lenders.

Clients listen, but switch anyway

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
More than two thirds of investors listen to the advice of financial advisers, but 40 per cent are willing to make investment switches without consulting their planner, according to a new Securitor survey. Geoff Lloyd, general manager, advice and private ...

Vantage point

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
Depending on your vantage point, you would find that the global economy is on the mend or the global economy is still wallowing from its debt-inflicted pain. Wall Street sat where everything seems to be turning up roses. The Dow and the S&P 500 rose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
... Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 38 points at 3,790. In economic news on Thursday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Bulletin for April is published. In company news, Petsec Energy Ltd's March quarter results will be released. ...

The Indians are coming

WITH THESHEET.COM.AU  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... state-owned banks are seeking branch banking authorities in Australia and a third plans to open a representative office. Bank of Baroda has applied for branch licences in Australia as well as New Zealand, to complement its branch banking operations in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down 41 points at 3,723. In economic news, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) head of financial stability department Luci Ellis addresses the Centre for Strategic Economic Studies ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... or dead cat bounce? or the real thing? The flaws in the argument are winning the debate today." Mr Smith said Commonwealth Bank maintained its lead in the banking sector, adding $1.37 or 3.85 per cent to $36.97. ANZ Banking Group gained 61 cents, or ...

CBA adds Apama software

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has added Progress Software Corporation's equities trading software to make the bank's trading division more efficient. The software, Progress Apama, allows the bank's traders to apply specific and proprietary algorithms ...

The good news in good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
Five weeks and counting. Wall Street and other equity markets chalked up another positive week heading into Easter. The early buds of a bull run or another dead cat bounce? Questions such as these make the answer plain and simple. And it is that there ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was steady at 3,722. In economic news on Tuesday, the National Australia Bank business survey for March is released. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) lending finance data for February is due. ...