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Dovish RBA minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
As expected, the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's monetary policy meeting held on 5 August reiterated earlier RBA comments suggesting that there is scope to lower interest rates given the slowdown in demand in the Australian economy. As with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open flat today after a mixed lead from the US, although the futures index in Sydney was higher. At 0745 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's September share price index futures contract was up 31 points at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... financials continue their weak trend, despite Wall Street overnight." The financial sector was wobbly, with Commonwealth Bank of Australia down 76 cents, or 1.85 per cent to $40.34, while National Australia Bank dipped 42 cents, or 1.74 per cent to $23.68 ...

Lower, higher, steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index points to a slowdown in the Australian economy in the coming months, confirming the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) comments in the minutes of its 5 August Board meeting. The annual rate of growth in the leading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... Sydney Futures Exchange's September share price index futures contract was up 37 points at 4,919. In news today, the Reserve bank of Australia (RBA) will release its monthly bulletin and Australian Bureau of Statistics will issue new motor vehicles sales ...

Credit investors put bond issuers on notice

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
The general manager finance and tax at Wesfarmers, Luigi Mottolini, spent a good part of May and June leading a roadshow to meet with local credit investors. The aim of the meetings was to repair relations with bond portfolio managers and analysts who ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... Heffernan said. "The banks are a bit wishy-washy but they're not doing too bad." The financial sector was with Commonwealth Bank of Australia down one cent to $40.99, National Australia Bank slidding seven cents to $24.03, ANZ dipping 16 cents to $15.99 ...

Barclays UK takes life insurance online

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
UK based Barclays Bank penned a deal with Norwich Union to provide life insurance products for the retail market online, a strategy which contrasts the approach of many Australian insurance firms. The deal means Barclays will offer both level and decreasing ...

SimCorp adds LexiFi modelling

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
SimCorp teamed up with French software provider, LexiFi to integrate the firm's financial modelling technology onto SimCorp's investment management system, SimCorp Dimension. The integration of LexiFi's technology means SimCorp can deliver complete ...

The saga continues

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... lower euro helped lift German investor confidence from a record low of -63.9 in July to -55.5 in August. Closer to home, the Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged at 0.5 percent and noted that it has a negative view on Japan's economic growth given ...