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Contra confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... - the same day we Australians woke up to news that... yes, we will have a Federal election on 21 August 2010. Bank of America, Citigroup and GE announced second quarter earnings results that all beat market expectations. But you have to hand it to the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... opening bell as investors weighed a conflicting batch of financial results from major companies including Google, Bank of America, Citigroup and General Electric. Adding to economic recovery concerns was the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... that the global economy was slowing, or even headed for another recession. Later this week, big banks including Bank of America Corp will report results. Investors showed little reaction to corporate deal news. Among them, insurance broker Aon Corp said ...

CalPERS fights BoA directors election

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
One of the biggest pension funds in the US, CalPERS, has opposed the re-election of six Bank of America directors who failed to fully disclose the true financial condition of Merrill Lynch before the controversial merger in September 2008. CalPERS will ...

Rules, rules, rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... (Political Action Committee) contributed US$290,500 in March compared with US$32,500 in January and February. Bank of America gave US$55,000 in March and US$60,500 in February after donating only US$2,000 the month before. Citigroup donated US$61,000 ...

Risk appetite rises as cash reserves dip

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... above-normal risk in their portfolios are at their highest since January 2006, new figures show. According to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for April, investors are more bullish about the ability of companies to increase profitability. ...

Fundie backs strategy with own nest egg

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... in the most sturdy financials at a time when the sector was battered. Shunning shares in Citi and, at one time, Bank of America, the fund invested in JP Morgan. "It was about taking the strongest players in an uncertain sector. For JP Morgan to go under ...

Austock appoints former Merrill chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
Austock Group has appointed former chief executive at Bank of America - Merrill Lynch Australia, Paul Masi, as chief executive and managing director of the group. Masi has held a number of investment positions at BZW during the 1990s including head ...

Sign Say on Pay: CalPERS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... Pay), a timely and needed corporate governance reform." The letter will be sent to JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bancorp, Waddell & Reed, Northern Trust, BB & T, Capital One Financial, American Express ...

ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... that sinking feeling on Wall Street overnight. Disappointment over banks earnings results also played a part. Bank of America reported a bigger than expected loss for the third quarter while JP Morgan and Citigroup warned about more loan losses. Morgan ...