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Passive strategies benefit active managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... that Europe will be ok, but because we see that there's a change in Italy's bankruptcy regulations." "Southern European banks are highly sensitive to macroeconomic trends and we appreciate that as a macroeconomic risk," he said, but added that new regulation ...

Share market's rally comes to an end

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
The share market has opened lower despite further efforts to prop up Greece and its banks. The early, modest fall ends three straight days of gains on the market, driven by this week's agreement on a new bailout for debt-laden Greece and the passage ...

ANZ ETFs added to BT, Asgard platforms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... access to the ANZ ETFS products. As reported in Financial Standard in May, ANZ became the first of Australia's big four banks to provide ETF products when it created a new company, ANZ ETFS Management Limited, with ETF Securities. The funds offered include ...

Market up at midday on Greek relief

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... and it's time to pick up beaten-down stocks. Global miner BHP Billiton led the gains on the local bourse, and the major banks also made significant gains. KEY FACTS * At 1200 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 90.5 points, or 1.65 ...

86 billion Euros are in the mail, just

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... open up professions, loosen trading rules, privatise its electricity network, reform its labour market and strengthen its banks. Once that is out of the way, Mr Tsipras's government, if it is still standing, will have to produce plans for "de-politicising" ...

Banks need to increase capital ratios: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) believes the country's major banks will need to increase capital adequacy ratios by at least 200 basis points to be comfortably positioned in the top quartile of international peers. In response ...

Australian market strong after miners' gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... two cents, or 1.12 per cent, to $1.805, while Santos had gained 18 cents, or 2.41 per cent, to $7.66. As for the big four banks, ANZ had gained 17 cents to $32.38, Commonwealth had risen 47 cents to $86.07, National Australia Bank was up 24 cents to ...

Australia stocks tumble on commodity falls

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... or 1.26 per cent, to $49.43. Fortescue Metals Group had lost six cents, or 3.58 per cent, to $1.615. As for the big four banks, ANZ had shed 47 cents to $31.80, Commonwealth had fallen $1.13 to $84.64, National Australia Bank was down 41 cents to $32.92 ...

Glass-Steagall Act reintroduced to US Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... the fiercely pro-consumer and Wall Street protagonist Senator Warren, said: [the legislation] "Would separate traditional banks that have savings and checking accounts and are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation from riskier financial ...

Australian stocks open lower on China concerns

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... Oil and gas giant Woodside was down 27 cents to $34.37, while Santos had dropped 10 cents to $7.60. As for the big four banks, ANZ had shed 41 cents to $32.62, the Commonwealth had fallen $1.03 to $86.66, National Australia Bank was down 39 cents to ...