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Chexit, Checcident and Chimbo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... Aussie. Too, a Grexit would put the entire euro experiment - and the euro as reserve currency -- at risk prompting central banks to dump euros and buy a triple-A rated currency like the dollar-A. It could be that the A$ has re-asserted its positive correlation ...

Australian shares up on ease over Greece

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... cents to $26.04, while Rio Tinto added 61 cents to $51.77 and Fortescue Metals climbed 3.5 cents to $1.75. The big four banks were also higher, with ANZ up 73 cents to $32.94, Commonwealth $1.56 stronger at $87.86, National Australia Bank gained 79 cents ...

Clydesdale sell-off still NAB priority

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... a drag on the bank's overall balance sheet, and the appointment of a new Clydesdale chief executive, former Allied Irish Banks chief David Duffy.

Australian market skids on Greece

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... $26.00, Rio Tinto had reversed 98 cents to $51.52, and Fortescue Metals had fallen seven cents to $1.75. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank was down $1.32 at $85.34, Westpac had retreated 52 cents to $32.24, National Australia Bank had weakened ...

Super fund members switching at record rates: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... Rainmaker Information has previously highlighted this inflow growth. Analyst at Investment Trends, Irene Guiamatsia, said some banks have been successful at using their retail banking channel to grow a base of young members. "If they become 'customers ...

Australian share market losing ground at midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... Thursday to $US55.80, its lowest level since April. Every sector was weaker, including markets heavyweights the big four four banks and larger miners. Commonwealth Bank had lost 73 cents to $86.72, Westpac had shed 19 cents to $32.82, National Australia ...

Why SMSFs are attractive to Gen X and Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... accountancy firms looking after about 450,000 SMSFs. Stockspot chief executive, Chris Brycki, said he doesn't believe the banks in Australia have nailed the user experience when it comes to superannuation. SMSFs then become attractive and accessible. ...

The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... around, even when the central bank has no new signal to send, and static is all there is." Gov Glenn was referring to central banks' "careful utterances" back then, but his statement also applies to the data - economic stats and surveys - just as the ...

Australian market opens higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... trade and retail sales later in the week indicating how small business has reacted to the budget tax cuts. Among the major banks, ANZ was up 35 cents to $32.55, Westpac had added 27 cents to $32.42, Commonwealth Bank had gained $1.17 to $86.30, and National ...

Super funds battle with customer interfaces

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... hosted by Bravura Solutions, Colonial First State head of customer marketing, Todd Stevenson, said part of the challenge for banks and other financial institutions was the ability to get to market quickly. "We need to innovate not only on the experiences ...