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FoFA changes to cost consumers millions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... to pay for advice they are not receiving. ISA chief executive David Whiteley said: "The report debunks any claims by the banks and financial planners that cutting consumer protections will reduce the cost of advice. The reality is that cutting consumer ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... Metals bucked the trend, adding five cents to $4.42 after announcing a major increase in the size of its resources. The banks were also lower, with Commonwealth Bank down 17 cents at $79.36, Westpac down 16 cents at $33.62, National Australia Bank down ...

La Trobe registers for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... China. Last month Westpac received approval to set-up a sub-branch in the Shanghai FTZ, becoming one of the first foreign banks to take advantage of the pilot program. It is designed to be an engine to accelerate China's and Shanghai city's construction ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... while steel prices have also hit 12-month lows. "That is certainly the drag and the miners are under real pressure and the banks are waning with it," IG market strategist Evan Lucas said. "I am surprised by how well the Aussie market has bucked the global ...

IOOF secures strong advice channel with SFGA bid

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... described the business as a "wealth management and accounting services group that offers our clients an alternative to the major banks." IOOF managing director Christopher Kelaher expressed the need to diversify the group's revenue and activities. The ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... "Generally everything is lower this morning - particularly the stocks that have run up the most in nickel and copper while banks are also trading to the downside," IG market strategist Stan Shamu told AAP. "With those sectors not doing well it is hard ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... 1020 AEST, BHP Billiton was nine cents higher at $38.39 while Rio Tinto had shed seven cents to $62.71. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank had fallen 11 cents to $33.49, and Westpac had lost four cents to $34.16, and ANZ was down nine cents ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower as two major banks trade ex-dividend. The federal budget, unveiled on Tuesday night, was fairly positive for businesses and had little consequence for the share market, Commsec market analyst Juliana Roadley ...

Masseurs Tony and Joey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... Conservative because while the government may have factored in previous announcements of future job shedding by automakers and banks and Telstra (and it's own), its planned A$11.6 billion in infrastructure and medical research - creation of a A$20 billion ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... explosives business Orica dropped 92 cents to $21.02 after announcing that its half year profit had fallen. Among the major banks, ANZ was 25.5 cents higher at $32.935, Commonwealth Bank was 61 cents better off at $79.99, Westpac had gained 27.5 cents ...