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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... prices fell, Australian Stock Report senior equity analyst Benny Sada says. "The miners have taken a bigger hit than the banks - most commodities declined last night," he told AAP. Australian shares are weaker across all sectors after Wall Street's Dow ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... released on Monday and could also affect the ASX. All domestic market sectors were recording losses in early trade. Among the banks, Westpac was 20 cents down at $32.80, ANZ had dropped 23.5 cents to $32.045, National Australia Bank had shed 26 cents ...

Digital shift leaves industry funds behind

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... levels of take up other finance-related industries such as banking are seeing with their technology offerings," he said. Banks are already taking advantage of the super funds' slow embracing of technology and are adapting online banking tools to their ...

CB onslaught

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... boring or excitements galore. This is how I see this week's financial market activity Virginia - the week when major central banks dominate. We'll be given an intimate look at the debates and discussions on monetary policy at the US Federal Reserve (Fed) ...

Market Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... performers on Wall Street. The market had also been weighed down by weakness in banking stocks since three of the big four banks - ANZ, Westpac and National Australia Bank - paid out dividends last week. "With the banks now ex-dividend there's less compelling ...

Investors complacent of inflation risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... protection products soars, a senior QIC portfolio manager has warned. With global economic conditions improving, central banks are expected to start unwinding the stimulus measure put in place in the wake of the financial crisis. Many financial experts ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... given the fact that there weren't any real negatives out there," he said. All sectors were higher at noon with gold and banks the standouts. Easily the best performer among the top 100 stocks was building products maker James Hardie, which announced ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... Radford said the local market was also weighed down by a fall in bank stocks over the last few days. Three of the big four banks paid out dividends last week, which normally prompts a fall in their share price. In early trade on Wednesday, Westpac was ...

Transaction-based fees hurt private banking clients

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms have all but rendered commission-based structures obsolete in the retail sector, but private banks are yet to catch up. "What amazes me is the significant amount of trust clients put with their bank, broker or relationship ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... In Australia, the market on Tuesday edged higher as gains by mining and chemical companies offset more falls by the major banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained six points, or 0.11 per cent, to 5,393.1. The broader All Ordinaries index added six ...