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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... the banks being sold," Mr Smith said. "I went into today expecting a pit stop of some sort particularly with the Reserve Bank to talk to us this afternoon. "That's sort of been helped on the downside by comments from St George Bank, number one, and number ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down ten points at 5,723. In economic news today, the Reserve Bank holds its monthly board meeting on interest rates, but economists say rates are likely to stay on hold at 7.25 per cent. All ...

Retail spending is not slowing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... Securities-Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge jumped another 0.5 per cent in April to 4.3 per cent, which way above the Reserve Bank comfort zone. But retail trade may also be moving up because of cost shifts in the economy due to the spiraling ...

EQT signs RE deal with Martin Currie

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
Equity Trustees (EQT) has signed an agreement with Martin Currie Investment Management to act as the responsible entity for the firm's global alpha fund. Based in Scotland, Martin Currie Investment Management (Martin Currie) manages roughly $30 billion ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher on the back of a positive finish on Wall Street last Friday night. At 0819 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was up 60 points to 5,755 on a volume of 1,668 contracts. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... seeing the massive swings from one day to the next that we were seeing a month or so ago." At 1202 AEST, National Australia Bank was up $1.27, or 4.22 per cent, to $31.37, ANZ lifted 83 cents to $22.50, Westpac was up 68 cents to $25.23 and Commonwealth ...

Pentafin recruits ex-Macq head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
Financial solutions provider Pentafin has appointed the former director and head of sales and marketing at Macquarie Bank's consumer finance division to spearhead the group's ambitious expansion plans. Stephen Karrasch brings over 20 years experience ...

Kelly plans changes at Westpac

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... job as chief executive of Westpac Gail Kelly is ready to make some changes. Speaking yesterday at the presentation of the bank's results for the six months to March 2008 she said there were aspects of the business that disappointed her. Kelly said the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... points to 5,666. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics retail trade data for March will be released. In equities, HSBC Bank Australia chief executive Stuart Davis speaks to The American Chamber of Commerce in Australia on `Surviving in a Global ...

Westpac net profit up 34pc

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... Kelly said Westpac's profit result demonstrated that it is "managing the current market volatility very well". However the bank's wealth management arm, BT Financial Group, suffered a 10 per cent drop to its interim profit, falling from $215 million ...