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'Brexit' betting booths now taking bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... 'patient' without panicking the markets. Having typed "forward guidance" reminded me of the man who brought it first to central banks' lexicon - Bank of England's (BOE) Canadian central bank import, Mark Carney. Mark Carney has not lifted a finger - ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... there." Commonwealth Bank had fallen seven cents to $95.54, while vaccines supplier CSL rose 67 cents to $95.89. The other banks were mixed. National Australia Bank dipped eight cents to $39.16 and Westpac was four cents lower at $39.67. But ANZ had ...

Global dividend growers suit retirement income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... dominated by companies in just a few sectors and investors who rely on the bulk of their income coming from the big four banks, Telstra and Woolworths should consider seeking income from a high quality global equity portfolio. Capital Group's analysis ...

The real problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... to raise the fed funds rate sometime soon. This is bad for some, but good for the "others" - specifically, those central banks that want all other currencies more expensive than their own - those in the race to the bottom. As at last count, around 24 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... at 30 per cent and 82 per cent." All areas of the market opened higher, and Lucas said high yielding stocks such as the banks, Telstra, CSL and major supermarket operators were set to drive the market's strength. "We are now back within the idea of making ...

A win-win currency war?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... started its exponential climb. We all know why? The US is "expected" to raise interest rates one day while the other central banks are still on the race to the bottom with the ECB and the BOJ digging even deeper and the BOE continues to maintain the ...

NAB too big to change culture overnight: Thorburn

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... banking centres just in Australia." Speaking at a Women in Banking and Finance (WIBF) event, he admitted that "like many banks we've got processes that need refinement, improvement and automation through digitalisation." Responding to a question by the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... to $29.28, Rio Tinto had lost 44 cents to $56.86 and iron or miner Fortescue Metals was flat at $2.00. Among the big four banks, the Commonwealth was down 28 cents at $91.04, Westpac was down 12 cents lower at $37.68, ANZ had fallen 10 cents to $35.34 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... acquisitions of Di Bella Coffee and Gloria Jeans Coffee. In Australia, the market on Friday fell, dragged lower by the big banks and miners, while internet provider TPG Telecom shone due to its $1.4 billion takeover deal with iiNet. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... miners, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, opened in the red despite a small lift in prices for base metals and iron ore, while the banks were also weaker. Ms Roadley said all eyes would be on telcos following internet provider TPG Telecom's $1.4 billion takeover ...