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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... renewed worries about the financial and auto sectors, and as oil prices pushed higher. Most economists expect the US central bank to leave its base rate pegged at two per cent following a two-day meeting which kicks off on Tuesday despite tough talk ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... news with the start of the new financial year next week." At 1228 AEST, Westpac was down 25 cents to $20.38, Commonwealth Bank of Australia shed 46 cents to $38.90, ANZ fell 26 cents to $18.52 and St George lost 34 cents to $27.63, but National Australia ...

Ascalon buys 50pc stake in Sigrun

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... Management, First Samuel, Above The Index Asset Management and Fortuna Funds Management. The firm is co-owned by St.George Bank and Kaplan Equity.

SEQUAL appoints first chief

Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL) appointed Kevin Conlon as their first chief executive officer. "The SEQUAL Board determined that SEQUAL had developed to the point where a full-time CEO was needed, and decided that Conlon ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following sharp falls in the US on Friday amid rising oil prices and warnings of more mortgage-related write-downs at banks. At 0716 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price ...

FBI sting catches $2.4bn mortgage fraud

... Australian market is that this has obviously led to asset backed markets freezing up for banks and borrowers, particularly for non-bank financial institutions, some of which have already gone down under," said Hamish Douglass, former co-head of global ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
The Australian share market was lower at noon, despite a positive US lead, after oil stocks suffered on a falling oil price and concerns lingered about the state of credit markets. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 38.8 points, or ...

AXA term deposit up by 25 pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
AXA Australia saw a 25 per cent increase in term deposit investments after adding ANZ and Westpac Bank onto its Summit investment menu on 26 May this year. Investors can choose from 30, 90 or 130 day options and yearly options of one and two years with ...

Asian banks still insulated from sub-prime

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... said the ratings outlook for many banks is generally stable and for some it's actually positive. Nonetheless the results bank-to-bank are variable. Deborah Schuler, a Moody's senior vice president, said Asian banks have been insulated from the sub-prime ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks rose on a big easing in the oil price. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index was up 28 points at 5,387. Today, Arrow Energy Ltd holds an extraordinary general ...