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Westpac trumpets infrastructure's 'annuity style' potential

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... encourage investment from longer-term investors rather than what it regards as the shorter-term investments from investment banks. "To better align stakeholder interests, governments should consider tendering initially for the long-term owner operator ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... following a slide in the gold price overnight. "We're looking pretty good across the board," he said. Among the big four banks, the Commonwealth was up 60 cents at $76.40, ANZ had gained 35 cents to $31.14, Westpac had lifted 24 cents to $31.75 and NAB ...

Big fall one day, up and away the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014

SMSF borrowing under control, ATO figures suggest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... borrowing has not increased significantly since 2012 and remains a very small proportion of the total value of loans made by banks and other financial institutions." Colley said that SPAA had met with the major LRBA providers, and found that in total ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... three trading days and we are expecting, in the short term, to see further pressure on the market," he said. The big four banks were among the worst performers, with the Commonwealth down 45 cents at $76.55, ANZ worse off by 24 cents at $31.08, Westpac ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... cents at $36.67, Rio Tinto was 35 cents higher at $64.00, and Fortescue Metals had firmed two cents to 5.22. Among the major banks, Westpac had dropped 11 cents to $32.11, ANZ had eased 10 cents to $31.46, Commonwealth Bank had dumped 45 cents at 77.15 ...

Government releases FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013
... advice laws ahead of the Son of Wallis inquiry. "A number of concessions were made by the previous Labor Government to the banks and financial planners before the current laws were passed in 2012," ISA chief executive Davit Whiteley said. "These proposed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013
... news over the next week. Banking and resources stocks were among the biggest drags on the market on Monday. Of the major banks, Westpac lost 17 cents to $30.83, NAB dropped 35 cents to $33.00, Commonwealth Bank fell 53 cents to $73.67 and ANZ was down ...

Reflation, rotation and the taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... BOE and the BOJ increased their quantitative easing efforts; the People's Bank of China (PBOC) lowered interest rates and banks' reserve requirements; and, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) slashed interest rates from 4.25% (at end 2011) to 3.0% (in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... the big event for traders to watch on Thursday would be the release of official employment figures for November. The big banks were mostly higher, with the exception of the Commonwealth, which lost 34 cents to $74.16. ANZ was half a cent higher at $30.595 ...