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Chasing the deposit dollar

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... RaboPlus five points lower at 8.05 per cent. Two of the big four banks are offering market competitive yields with Commonwealth Bank the price leader at 7.8 per cent and ANZ close behind at 7.75 per cent. Investing $10,000 at National will pay 6.2 per ...

Retail profits, currency price cuts and ag-flation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... major economic debate is how the May Budget can be used to control rising consumer spending and take heat out of the Reserve Bank's mood for raising interest rates. Yet the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) in a statement last week asked ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today following a weak performance on Wall Street and continued negative commentary, particularly on higher borrowing costs for banks. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0745 AEDT, the March share ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... Mr Knight said the US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's warning that the troubled housing sector could cause small-bank failures was affecting local finance stocks. "The top six worst performing stocks are all in the finance sector. "Bernanke's ...

Bad weather dampens Suncorp profits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
Suncorp's bottomline has been hit by unusual weather and global share market volatility after the firm's half year net profit after tax was down 27.5 per cent to $382 million. The group's general insurance division posted $172 million half year profit ...

Money changes hands

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... distributed to and controlled by the individual entities in the supply chain, rather than a central controlling body, such as a bank," said David Furlonger, managing vice president for Gartner's financial services research team. The result is that Furlonger ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was down 42 points to 5,602. Today, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will release financial aggregates data for January. Company reporting season continues with first-half results ...

Trust names GM

... manager, Managed Investment Schemes at ITC Limited. He has also held senior positions at AMP/Hillross and Nedcor Investment Bank. Sweeney said Trust welcomed Quass's strong financial services background as well as his strategic capabilities to take the ...

Lehman Bros wins Japanese trading approval

... Brothers has received approval to trade certified emission reductions (CERs) in Japan, becoming the only global investment bank able to provide liquidity for the Asian and European carbon markets. The company is the first foreign financial firm to receive ...

Allco defends move

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
Allco Finance Group (AFG) has stated it complied with its Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) obligation to announce a Review Event following negotiations to refinance its debt. The firm outlined that its facility agreement for its $900 million senior ...