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Cash Converters to raise $60m through bond issue

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... more than 30 similar transactions in the pipeline. He said that, with Basell III requirements making it more difficult for banks to lend to businesses, the issuing of corporate bonds will become an increasingly attractive method for companies to raise ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... had lifted 2.5 cents to $4.565 and goldminer Newcrest Mining had shot up 45 cents, or 3.5 per cent, to $13.25. The major banks were mixed, with National Australia Bank 9.0 cents higher at $32.86, ANZ down 4.5 cents to $29.645, Commonwealth Bank had risen ...

Macquarie loses court battle with ATO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... revenue earned offshore is taxed at 10% rather than the standard 30% corporation tax, as a means of encouraging Australian banks to expand overseas. However, many banks have exploited loopholes in the system to avoid paying the full rate on domestic ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... shedding 17 cents to $35.11, Rio Tinto losing 39 cents to $60.79 and iron ore miner Fortescue down one cent to $4.43. The big banks were mixed, with National Australia Bank adding three cents to $32.75, but ANZ shedding five cents to $29.55, the Commonwealth ...

Coalition victory to boost business confidence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... victory is a likely pick up in business confidence from currently depressed levels," Cassidy said. "Domestic cyclicals and banks may benefit although the impact of a business confidence pick-up on employment, capex and business credit demand may take ...

Independent providers fail at cross-selling banking products

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... superannuation customers deal with AMP Bank and 0.7% of industry fund customers deal with ME Bank. However, clients of the big four banks proved to be more loyal. In the 12 months to July 2013, 60.3% of Westpac personal superannuation customers had a ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... coming through, but it is a backward-looking indicator and this is a forward looking market right now." Among the major banks at 1025 AEST, the National Australia Bank was down 28 cents to $32.63, ANZ had dropped 24 cents to $29.81, Westpac had fallen ...

Trophy infrastructure assets too expensive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... core global private finance initiatives (PFIs), renewable energy and social assets such as hospitals and schools." With banks retreating from lending Hale said renewable energy projects are struggling for funding, which means there are good risk-adjusted ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... coming through, but it is a backward-looking indicator and this is a forward looking market right now." Among the major banks at 1025 AEST, the National Australia Bank was down 28 cents to $32.63, ANZ had dropped 24 cents to $29.81, Westpac had fallen ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... much of an impact on the market, because the central bank is widely expected to keep the cash rate on hold. Among the major banks at 1020 AEST, the National Australia Bank was up 19 cents at $33.04, ANZ rose five cents to $30.05, Westpac climbed 16 cents ...