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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... $3.135. Oil producer Woodside Petroleum lifted 10 cents to $39.20 while Santos climbed six cents to $12.04. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank rose 25 cents to $81.24, ANZ gained 14 cents to $32.04, National Australia Bank put on 11 cents to $32.50 ...

Industry seizes China FTA opportunities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... understanding with the Export-Import Bank of China. NAB said the memorandum would "enhance coordination between the two banks in a number of areas, including syndication, project finance, daily FX trading, derivative trading and export/import credit." ...

NAB profits dip on UK write down

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... prioritise meeting our customers' needs, refocusing our investments and executing better." NAB was the only one of the big four banks to report a decrease in profits. CBA announced net profits of $8.68 billion, a 12% increase. ANZ delivered profits of ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... Friday. He said materials and energy stocks had been the best performers but the market had been weighed down by the big four banks. "As long as these banks continue to struggle it will really be hard to see the market push much higher," he said. The ...

Non-aligned licensee inquiries to rise in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... technology and platforms are encouraging more advisers to leave large licensees and strike out on their own. The big four banks and AMP have collectively seen a reduction in adviser numbers during the last quarter, according to Rainmaker Information ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
Australia's share market has opened slightly lower, with the major banks lower and the big miners mixed. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said there had been a lack of major corporate or economic news to drive the market all week. "This ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... push markets up solidly in early trade, recovering from losses Wednesday as global regulators fined six top European and US banks $US4.2 billion (3.4 billion euros) for attempting to rig foreign exchange markets. However higher than expected US jobless ...

Insurance industry has trust issues

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... ranking lower on trust (at 47%). Contrasting other industries, 78% of respondents trust their supermarket while 71% trust the banks. EY's insurance strategy & customer advisory lead Walter Poetscher said the survey findings highlighted the importance ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... annual general meetings. In Australia, the market on Wednesday was sharply lower, pulled back by weakness among the big banks and the major miners. The lack of consumer confidence in the general economy, which could constrain credit growth and property ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... dropped 57 cents to $33.60, Rio Tinto shed 86 cents to $59.65 and Fortescue Metals lost 2.5 cents to $2.995, ahead of its AGM. Banks were also down, with Commonwealth Bank falling 19 cents to $82.81 ahead of its annual general meeting in Melbourne. Westpac ...