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Finance recruiters keen for more

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... yesterday which will go on until Friday across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Deloitte, Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, AMP, Suncorp, Rabobank, AXA, and Bank of Queensland are some of the big names participating in the event. According ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... fair that this is how we react but that is what we seem to be doing." The financial sector remained weak with Commonwealth Bank of Australia down 78 cents, or 1.85 per cent to $41.36, while National Australia Bank slid 46 cents to $24.39. ANZ dipped ...

More worries for US financials

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... Rightmove, 'The lack of mortgage finance is central to the problem." Today's financial market activity will focus on the Bank of Japan's decision on interest rates and the minute of the Reserve Bank of Australia's August monetary policy meeting. Markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... the Housing Industry Association of Australia issues its state and national outlook for the June quarter, and the Reserve Bank of Australia will release the minutes of its August 5 board meeting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases data on merchandise ...

Winton fund returns 23.5pc

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
Trading in futures while banking successfully on the trends of the market downturn, the Winton Global Alpha Fund has rewarded investors with a hefty 23.5 per cent in returns over a one year period. The Winton Global Alpha Fund, open to financial advisers ...

Once lost, now found: super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... customers hunt and consolidate lost super accounts. Earlier this year, the CommInsure-backed fund joined ranks with its parent bank to data-match lost members against their customer information databases. Industry superannuation funds have also been ...

HSBC contracts Allianz for insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
HSBC Bank Australia is partnering with Allianz Australia to provide general insurance products under the HSBC brand to the Australian market. HSBC previously provided insurance to the Australian market using a number of insurers. The bank's move to ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... economic data scheduled for release this week, financial markets will focus on the contents of the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) August Board meeting. The minutes are not expected to depart from the rhetoric the RBA has made over the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market has had a flat lead with New York indices closing mixed on Friday as worries about credit markets and the economy tempered investors' upbeat sentiments about falling oil prices. At 0738 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's ...

Credit Suisse slapped with $12m fine

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
Investment banking giant Credit Suisse has been fined $12 million by the UK's Financial Services Authority for repricing certain asset-backed securities. According to a statement released by the FSA, Credit Suisse was fined $12 million for "failing ...