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Carried away by the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... $62.535 and Fortescue Metals was 2.5 cents weaker at $4.065, while BHP Billiton was one cent higher at $36.71. The major banks were relatively flat. ANZ was up 5.5 cents at $33.485, Commonwealth Bank was down one cent at $81.29, National Australia Bank ...

Senate bill challenges general advice definition

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... with 'general information.' The change is one of the most common demands among those making submissions to the FSI. Major banks, industry organisations and consumer bodies are almost unanimously asking for 'general advice' to be relabeled into a term ...

No drama at the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... of weakening in Europe and Japan that is expected to be met with easier monetary conditions by their respective central banks that make the RBA outlook still valid. "The prices of bulk commodities have declined in the past three months. The largest falls ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... higher at $36.82, Rio Tinto added 42 cents to $63.05, and Fortescue Metals dipped three cents to $4.14. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank firmed four cents to $35.24, ANZ found six cents at $33.49, Commonwealth Bank advanced 15 cents to ...

ISA targets 'sales incentives' in new ad campaign

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... pulled no punches in its latest multi-platform advertising campaign which emphasises the controversial sales culture within banks. The ads will be released today across television, print, digital and outdoor sites, and are understood to be part of a ...

The certainty in a sea of uncertainties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... Virgin reported on Friday that it almost tripled its losses on the previous years but its shares were flat. The big four banks were enjoyed a positive bump, as Commonwealth lifted 16 cents to $81.29, ANZ gained eight cents to $33.45, NAB climbed 36 cents ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... than expected and it said the worst was behind it. Its shares were up 8.75 cents, or seven per cent, to $1.3825. The big banks were all lower, with NAB falling the most, down 13.5 cents to $34.665.

Consumers overwhelmingly positive about super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... supported superannuation, a figure which FSC chief executive John Brogden described as "a very big endorsement," adding: "Banks would die to have numbers like that." However, both Brogden and ING Direct chief executive Vaughn Richtor said a great deal ...