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Central bank watch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... appropriate interest rate settings given the growth-inflation balance in their respective economies. Australia: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will hold its monthly board meeting on Tuesday to assess the country's monetary policy settings. Calls ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to fall after US equities slumped on readings on jobs and manufacturing which indicated that businesses and workers still face a tough economy. The miners may decline as metals including gold and copper slipped ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... Australian stock market remained in the red at noon, dragged down by a negative lead on Wall St and a big profit fall at bank and insurer Suncorp Metway Ltd. US stocks slipped 1.8 per cent on weak readings on economic growth and rising jobless claims. ...

Alternatives: shock absorbers of sub-prime

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... class in America, whereas in Australia it's been more readily accepted and that's part and parcel of groups like Macquarie Bank leading the way globally in what they do in that space," he said.

Tech will bond insurers and planners: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
Financial planners aiming to better control and boost their insurance advice business will have to place their bets with high tech information exchange and electronic filing systems, according to AFA financial adviser of the year, Phil Young. Speaking ...

Cuscal appoints super BDM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... superannuation. Upton previously worked at Genworth Financial and was responsible for managing customer relationships within the non bank lender sector. In addition, Upton also has more than nine years experience in transactional banking within ANZ Bank ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... Manufacturing Index for July is released. So to the Securities/Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for July and the Reserve Bank of Australia commodity price index for July. Australian shares closed firmly in the black yesterday for the second consecutive ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... Statistics. "I think the line you can take from that is it confirms a slowing economy, but what it also means is that the Reserve Bank will be encouraged to ease interest rates sooner rather than later," Mr Heffernan said. Mining giant BHP Billiton increased ...

NAB names new chief

WWW.THESHEET.COM, ASX STATEMENT  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
NAB has appointed Cameron Clyne, the chief executive of NAB-owned Bank of New Zealand, as its new group chief executive starting next year, ending media speculation on who would replace John Stewart for the top job. Stewart's departure this year is ...

IFSA backs Chile FTA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) welcomed the Rudd Government's completion of a Free Trade Agreement with Chile, a destination previously only accessible by US companies. Richard Gilbert, IFSA chief executive, said the agreement ...