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ANZ boosts super contribs for female staff

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... when they take time off to have children," said Mike Smith, ANZ's chief executive officer. The annoucement follows the Westpac initiative in June to pay up to 39 weeks in employee super contributions, in addition to its existing parental leave entitlements ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... economics news on Thursday, the Melbourne Institute releases its Survey of Consumer Inflationary Expectations and, with Westpac, issues its Survey of Consumer Unemployment Expectations. The Australian Office of Financial Management conducts a tender ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... August, and the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) conducts a tender for $500 million in Treasury Bonds. Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their Survey of Consumer Sentiment for October, and National Australia Bank issues its ...

Board diversity gives greater results

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... number of Australian female directorships hitting a plateau since 2003. This news comes on the back of the announcement by Westpac to lift its levels of women in senior positions to 40 per cent, a month after Commonwealth Bank did the same. ACSI's research ...

Retiree living costs fall despite CPI jump

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... for a couple living comfortably in retirement fell by 0.2 per cent in the June quarter of 2010, figures from the latest Westpac ASFA Retirement Standard show. According to the report, a couple looking to achieve a comfortable retirement needs to spend ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... higher at 1200 AEDT, with CBA up 32 cents to $51.44, ANZ rising 10 cents to $24.17, NAB gaining 10 cents to $25.85 and Westpac up two cents to $23.20.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... Australian Securities Exchange on Monday. Prime Minister Julia Gillard is scheduled to take part in a conversation with Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly and Telstra chair Catherine Livingstone at Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon. On Friday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... and Rio Tinto increased 33 cents to $77.10. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank was up 12 cents at $25.46. Westpac eased seven cents to $23.17, Commonwealth Bank sagged 11 cents to $51.06, and ANZ lost 11 cents at $23.57. On Wall Street overnight ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... month, some investors were taking profits. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank was 32 cents weaker at $25.58, Westpac backtracked 45 cents to $23.26, ANZ retreated 48 cents to $23.66, and Commonwealth Bank surrendered 63 cents to $51.42. In ...

AMP appoints business partnership manager

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
AMP Financial Planning has appointed former Westpac lead state banker David Randall to the newly created role of business partnership manager. Randall will look after North Queensland, covering the area north from Rockhampton and west to Mt Isa. AMP ...