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CBA profits up 19%, wealth mgmt struggles

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... executive. In response to banking industry job cuts, Narev said CBA had no such plans for its employees. "We have no plans to send jobs offshore. And we have no plans for major redundancy programmes."

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... demands for more austerity - more than 20% reduction in minimum wage, decreased pensions and the sacking of around 15,000 state jobs - to get its fiscal finances back to some semblance of order. It simply had no choice. But no dice sugar and spice. It's ...

The majority is wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... "aussie" threatens local manufacturing, exporting and import-competing industries. This could only end badly in terms of jobs and it's already happening - carmakers Toyota and Holden have already reduced staff numbers and so have some retailers. According ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... US economy will influence the RBA board's thinking today." On Friday, non-farm payroll data in the US showed that 243,000 jobs had been added in January. The result was significantly higher than what the market was expecting. Mr Waterer said the market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... Transurban Group post first half year results. In Australia, the market on Monday closed higher after better than expected US jobs figures boosted global sentiment for equities. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 44.8 points, or 1.05 per cent, to 4,296.0 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
Australian shares have opened almost 1.5 per cent higher after the release of better-than-expected US jobs figures. The Wall Street rallied on Friday after official figures showed the US unemployment rate fell from 8.5 per cent in December to 8.3 per ...

Adviser numbers to remain stable post FOFA: Rice Warner

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... earlier paper that made headlines last month, after it was quoted by various planning bodies as indicating that up to 35,000 jobs were on the line down the track once the FOFA changes trickled down to back office staff. This latest research maintains ...

The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... gaining momentum. Wall Street opened strong and never looked back after learning that Uncle Sam's country has added 243,000 jobs in January - the most in nine months - following an upwardly revised 203K addition in December and an upward revised 157K ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... 4,251.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 13.1 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 4,320.1 NEW YORK - A strong January jobs report on Friday sent US stocks soaring, pushing the Dow to pre-crisis levels, as investors celebrated a surge in job growth ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
The Australian dollar has fallen back from a three-month high as investors wait to see fresh US jobs data and an expected deal between Greece and its creditors. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 107.02, down from 107.17 on ...