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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... Australia down one cent to $40.99, National Australia Bank slidding seven cents to $24.03, ANZ dipping 16 cents to $15.99, Westpac dropping 14 cents to $22.12 and Westpac's takeover-target St George Bank falling 77 cents to $28.35 and. Mining giant BHP ...

AXA to list wholesale prop fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... have remained almost completely occupied, underpinning the fund's income. Tenants include Coles, Woolworths, Telstra, Westpac and ANZ. Update: Following AXA's announcement, Standard & Poor's Fund Services placed AXA's Wholesale Australian Property Fund ...

The saga continues

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... fiddle to the financial sector anxiety that characterised Wall Street trading overnight. Scheduled for release are the Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity for June and the August Skilled Vacancies Survey.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... Sydney Futures Exchange's September share price index futures contract was down 35 points at 4,827. In news today, the Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity for June will be released, and the Department of Education, Employment ...

Finance recruiters keen for more

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... Careers Week yesterday which will go on until Friday across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Deloitte, Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, AMP, Suncorp, Rabobank, AXA, and Bank of Queensland are some of the big names participating in the event. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... to $24.39. ANZ dipped 40 cents, or 2.39 per cent to $16.37, takeover-target St George Bank fell 65 cents to $29.30 and Westpac dropped 50 cents to $22.45. Mining giant BHP Billiton fell $1.12, or 2.9 per cent, to $37.48 while takeover target Rio Tinto ...

Westpac FP turns to experience

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
Westpac Financial Planning plans to increase the number of experienced financial planners by more than 200 in three years and cut the number of entry level planning roles as part of a business restructure. The restructure also means the group is combining ...

Same old same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... in wages of 4.2 percent in the quarter remained above the 4.5% marker the RBA considers as inflationary. Meanwhile, the Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment rebounded in August as we expected. The recent drop in petrol prices supported ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... economic news today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases average weekly earnings data for the May quarter, and Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their index of consumer inflation expectations. Annual results are due from ASX Ltd, Leighton ...

Financial woes continue to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... key domestic releases include the June quarter update of the Australian Bureau of Statitics' Labour Price Index and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment. Australian consumer confidence fell by 6.7 percent in July and is expected ...