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High risk investors lose appetite for risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... those in retirement, given there is low volatility, so the chance of capital loss is non-existent." However he warned: "Banks' love affair with cash may soon be over, as the Basel III framework moves into operation next January. As part of this, banks ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... quarter of a cent to 92.25 cents. Most other sectors of the market were lower, including the financials. Among the major banks, Westpac had lost 42 cents to $33.87, Commonwealth Bank was down 36 cents at $75.89, ANZ had dropped 26 cents to $32.08 and ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... Australia, the market on Tuesday closed flat as investors turned away from some of the big mining stocks in favour of the banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 2.3 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 5,413.8 points. The broader All Ordinaries index dropped ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... lower at $36.76, Rio Tinto had sagged $2.29 to $62.65, and Fortescue Metals was off 27.5 cents at $5.155. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank had lifted two cents to $34.76, ANZ had edged up one cent to $32.59, Westpac had firmed two cents ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... Hochtief made a $1.15 billion conditional bid to increase its stake in the Australian construction group. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank had dropped 16 cents to $34.58, ANZ had lost 22.5 cents to $32.355, Westpac had shed 16 cents to ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... lower at $36.76, Rio Tinto had sagged $2.29 to $62.65, and Fortescue Metals was off 27.5 cents at $5.155. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank had lifted two cents to $34.76, ANZ had edged up one cent to $32.59, Westpac had firmed two cents ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... down 40 cents, or 1.06 per cent, at $37.40, while Rio Tinto was down 64 cents, or 0.99 per cent, at $64.17. The four major banks also opened weaker. National Australia Bank was down 22 cents at $34.82, ANZ had dropped 15 cents at $32.37, Westpac had ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... overseas markets breathing a sigh of relief that Putin says he has no plans to invade Ukraine," he said. Locally the four major banks were leading the surge higher. National Australia Bank jumped 40 cents, or 1.15 per cent, to $35.13, Westpac surged ...

Blue Sky hires ex-Certitude exec to run new office

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... alternative assets in both Victoria and South Australia. Siapantas has experience dealing with a wide range of investors, private banks, multi-managers and family offices. He also has experience in capital raising on behalf of domestic and international ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... interrupt world commerce and trade flows, which would affect confidence and company profitability, he said. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank was 72 cents lower at $73.94, National Australia Bank had lost 30 cents at $34.44, Westpac was down 31 ...