Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 2461 - 2470 of 5948 results for "Banks"

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... dividend... I think the market at the end of the day is a little bit disappointed they didn't do better." The other major banks were mixed with Westpac up 17 cents to $33.75, ANZ down five cents to 32.83 and NAB down five cents $34.35. Suncorp gained ...

New report stokes 'Compare the Pair' flames

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... are significant risks in the default fund selection process. "In the long run, the only logical solution is to prohibit banks or related entities from providing default super fund services to employees where the bank is the main banking provider to the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... to $38.57, while Rio Tinto had gained $1.04 to $67.79 and Fortescue Metals had lifted eight cents to $4.62. Among the big banks, Westpac was up 25 cents at $33.22, ANZ had lifted 29 cents to $32.73, NAB had picked up 27 cents to $34.19 and Commonwealth ...

China's winning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... implementation of "mini-stimulus" measures that include infrastructure spending, credit relaxation and expansion to rural banks and small borrowers and business fee and tax reductions. Stronger economic growth, in turn, is having appositive impact on ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... reporting - with the effect significantly more given the Commonwealth Bank's results later in the week would affect the other banks. "The chances are we could probably see this market 1-2 per cent higher and work out whether we deserve to be at these ...

Digital advice to jumpstart $5.6 trillion land grab

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... 'insurance customised to behaviour and style' (bespoke solutions based on data analytics) are among the game-changers for banks - particularly if they want to win Gen X and Gen Y clients. The Telstra research titled 'Analyse This, Predict That' by author ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... $38.06 and Fortescue dropping six cents to $4.66. The finance sector was also hit by international leads with all big four banks losing ground as the market opened. Commonwealth Bank was down 45 cents to $80.90, ANZ dropped 19 cents to $32.66, NAB fell ...

Consumer awareness of vertical integration plummets

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... considering it an independent firm, compared to 33% last year. On the other side, consumers increasingly see advisers working for banks as non-independent. In 2013, 21% though CBA branded planners were independent, while 14% thought so this year. This ...

AustralianSuper, HOSTPLUS launch own-brand debit cards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... and product design," he said. The branded debit cards could lead to single view on super and banking - something the big banks are already doing. McPhee said the capability does not exist yet, but that they are working on it. ME Bank is not the only ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... 0.5 cents at $38.31 and Rio Tinto 28 cents higher at $65.71, while Fortescue Metals was unchanged at $4.74. The big four banks were mixed. Commonwealth Bank was up nine cents at $82.67 and NAB was one cent higher at $34.78, but ANZ had fallen seven cents ...