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ME Bank appoints new CIO

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... architecture and infrastructure, where he led a three-year $150 million transformation program. "Technology will determine which banks succeed in the twenty first century. Our transformation program is a major enabler for growth, increasing our capability ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... The Australian market looks set to open lower despite Wall Street again heading for record highs as support from central banks inspires confidence in the global economy. At 0821 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down ...

Santa came to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... before you conclude that this particular one punishes depositors, it does not, according to The Economist. "Competition among banks to attract savers should ensure that banks offer the highest-possible rates. One-year deposit rates were effectively 3.3% ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... cents at $32.00, Rio Tinto 43 cents higher at $56.82 and Fortescue Metals eight cents better at $2.72. Among the big four banks, the Commonwealth Bank was down 19 cents at $80.17, ANZ had lost six cents to $31.88, and Westpac was 18 cents worse off at ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... day). It's been ages since so I've forgotten his name but I still recall that he worked for one of the biggest multinational banks in the world at the time (early 1990s). His forecast, "the A$ will go up, if not it will go down, otherwise it'll trade ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... materials space remains the one to watch - probably one of the worst performing plays around," Mr Lucas said. The major banks were experiencing some stability after falling in the wake of trading ex-dividend. Commonwealth Bank was up 10 cents at $80.64 ...

Cormann to keep up the FoFA fight

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... the FoFA legislation but conceded there were commercial interests involved. "We are not acting on the advice of the big banks at all. I do readily concede that this is a highly technical area. It is an area in which there are vested commercial interests ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... general meetings. In Australia, the market on Wednesday fell for a third straight day, dragged lower by big miners and the banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 30.9 points, or 0.57 per cent, at 5,368.8 points. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
The Australian share market is trading lower, pulled back by the big miners and major banks. Investors largely ignored gains on markets in the United States and Europe overnight, and instead fretted over lower iron ore prices. "It was concerning for ...

ASX and Bank of China sign major agreement

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... of the Bank of China as the official RMB clearing bank in Australia by the People's Bank of China. Official RMB clearing banks have direct access to China's onshore RMB and foreign exchange markets, and enhance liquidity in the local market. ASX and ...