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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... cooperation proposals from the British company after their joint Arctic exploration agreement collapsed this week. The banking sector was also tracked as Spanish banks reported a fall in the proportion of bad loans on their books in March, ending a five-month ...

Bank profits exceed 25 per cent

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... 31.3 per cent profit margins, leaving other domestic banks with 10.3 per cent margins. Morningstar released its banking sector report on Monday stating future growth earnings would be heavily influenced by loan growth, net interest margins, credit quality ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... while in Paris the CAC 40 slid 0.11 per cent to 4,018.85 points. TOKYO - Japanese shares fell 0.70 per cent as the banking sector suffered a sell-off after the government hinted it may call on banks to waiver some debt terms for Tokyo Electric Power ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... 1.09 billion shares, worth $1.9 billion, with 441 stocks trading up, 457 down and 349 unchanged by 1203 AEST. "The banking sector's turned around after a more positive open... that's where the main drag on the market is coming from at this stage." There ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... higher, or 0.33 per cent, at $81.15, while BHP Billiton shares were up 25 cents, or 0.55 per cent, at $45.40. The banking sector was mixed, with NAB 52 cents higher at $26.91 after it increased first half profit by 15.9 per cent and cemented its place ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... Securities Exchange. In Canberra, the Senate Economics Committee reports its findings on competition in the Australian banking sector. On Thursday, the Australian share market drifted away from early gains to close flat as investors considered the effect ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... Securities Exchange. In Canberra, the Senate Economics Committee reports its findings on competition in the Australian banking sector. On Thursday, the Australian share market closed more than one per cent higher heading into the Easter break, with gold ...

Fin Services 15pc skill shortage

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
The financial services industry is facing a 15 per cent skill shortage with financial planning in particular reporting a lack of experienced staff to meet demand. According to the latest Clarius Skills Index, skill supply in financial services has tightened ...

Fund managers feast on billion-dollar debt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... from the banking and finance sector. "Investors are wanting more diversification," he said. Anything outside the banking sector such as corporates like Woolworths or property trust paper is in demand because they haven't been issuing much debt comparatively ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... biggest gainers, rising 1.6 per cent. Coca Cola was up 1.4 per cent and Home Depot was up by the same amount. The banking sector rebounded from losses on Thursday, when the Federal Reserve released data on which institutions took emergency loans during ...