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NAB to float US subsidiary

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
National Australia Bank will float its US subsidiary Great Western Bank as it looks to focus on its core Australian and New Zealand operations. NAB expects to sell a minority stake in Great Western Bank through an initial public offering during the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... inside Ukraine to help pro-Moscow rebels, and had massed 20,000 on the border, stoked the tensions between Moscow and the West, but had no real impact on markets. Neither did Britain's raising its terror threat level risk to "severe", with Prime Minister ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
The Australian stock market has opened flat despite reports that Russian that are actively fighting in eastern Ukraine spooking markets overnight. All major US and European markets lost ground overnight as NATO said at least 1,00 Russian troops were ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... it increased full year profit by nearly 50 per cent while it outlined a positive outlook for the next three years. Seven West Media shares were up 1.5 cents to $2.035, after it posted a $149.2 million profit for 2013/14, turning around its $70 million ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... 2.10 points to 2,000.02, In Australia, another round of companies will report their earnings, with Seven Network owner Seven West and Westfield the highlights. Flight Centre, Lend Lease regional broadcaster Prime Media and mining services company WorleyParsons ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
The Australian share market has opened slightly higher following strong overseas leads. Wall Street's S&P 500 topped 2,000 points for the first time during last night's session but fell back to close 0.48 per cent higher. The broad US gains were partly ...

BT unveils tougher adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
Westpac-owned BT Financial Group is the latest group to confirm new minimum education requirements for its financial advisers, responding to mounting pressure from consumers, associations and a Senate Economics Committee report. Similar to the new rules ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street. At 0707 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up four points at 5,604. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 75.65 points, or 0.44 per cent ...

JANA awards mandate to Loomis Sayles

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... portfolio managers Lynne Royer and Bill Stevens since they joined Loomis Sayles in late 2009," Apostle managing director Karyn West said. "The relative value investment style seeks consistent alpha over a client's preferred benchmark. Co-managers Lynda ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
Australian stocks were flat in early trade in a resilient start to the week following solid falls in the US and Europe on Friday. The Australian share market posted a seventh straight session of gains on Friday, taking it to a new six-year high. IG ...