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

Search Results

Showing 241 - 250 of 478 results for "Australian Bank"

Frydenberg outlines tax changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Following the Government passing numerous tax reforms through Parliament on June 18, Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said the changes will "[increase] Australia's economic competitiveness while restoring the budget." Specifically, the Tax and ...

Aussie banks overpriced, undercapitalised: Perpetual

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
Australian financials are overpriced and undercapitalised relative to their global counterparts, Perpetual Investments global equities portfolio manager Garry Laurence said. "We feel much more comfortable investing in more attractively valued financials ...

CCMC chief executive appointed as lead ombudsman

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
The chief executive of the Code Compliance Monitoring Committee (CCMC) for the Code of Banking Practice, June Smith, will be leaving to expand her role at the Financial Ombudsman Service from July. Smith, who is also currently the general manager of ...

Banking and super groups back parliamentary recommendations

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
Representative groups from the banking and superannuation sectors have generally backed recommendations on lifting professional, ethical and education standards in the financial services industry. Public responses to a Parliamentary Joint Committee ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... Average up 0.12 per cent and the S&P 500 up 0.23 per cent. Commonwealth Bank lifted 48 cents to $92.58, National Australian Bank climbed 36 cents to $38.43, Westpac gained 37 cents to $38.79. But ANZ fell 20 cents to $35.51. Bendigo Bank was down four ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... cent, to $2.18. The big four banks were also higher, with the Commonwealth Bank up 80 cents at $91.51, National Australian Bank climbed 31 cents higher to $38.15, while ANZ was up 24 cents to $35.50 and Westpac had gained 19 cents to $38.39.

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... 1.5 cents at $6.235, while healthcare was stronger. Commonwealth Bank had dropped 12 cents to $91.00, National Australian Bank was down 37 cents at $37.74, ANZ had given up 22 cents to $35.27 and Westpac was 19 cents lower at $38.10. Woolworths had dropped ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... Santos lost 17.5 cents to $7.705. Commonwealth Bank was 97 cents down at $90.81 after opening with gains. National Australian Bank lost 63 cents to $37.95, ANZ was down 54 cents at $35.22 and Westpac dropped 69 cents at $38.10.

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... Commonwealth gained 50 cents to $91.83, Westpac lifted three cents to $38.82, ANZ put on 14 cents to $35.78 and National Australian Bank climbed 26 cents to $38.59.

Van Eck ETFs added to CFS FirstWrap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
Four funds from Van Eck's exchange-traded funds arm, Market Vectors, have been added to Colonial First State's FirstWrap platform. Established in 2006, Market Vectors has ETFs that cover multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income and currency ...