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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
... 22 points to 5893, on a volume of 7,240 contracts. National Australia Bank lifted 36 cents to $41.38 with the Commonwealth Bank gaining 38 cents to $51.28. ANZ picked up 22 cents to $29.76 while Westpac was steady at $25.50.

CommBank loses strategy chief

Commonwealth Bank's group executive in strategic development, Hugh Harley, is to leave the bank next month to pursue other interests. "I am disappointed to see Hugh leave the Bank, but I respect his decision to pursue other interests. He has made a ...

Macq making progress on restructure

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
Macquarie Bank has had "positive discussions" with the Commonwealth Treasury about legislative change needed for it to move to a non-operating holding company structure. Macquarie chief executive Allan Moss said the bank was encouraged by feedback from ...

PIS gets behind the wheel for racing sponsorship

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
... HOST-PLUS and the NRL Melbourne Storm, Members Equity and the AFL Fremantle Dockers, NAB and the Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Bank and the Australian cricket team and Macquarie Bank and the Super 14 ACT Brumbies. Robbie Bennetts, PIS chief executive ...

Interest rates on the way down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
... high and public sector balance sheets are stronger than they've ever been, he said. Craig James, chief economist at Commonwealth Securities, said, "We think the next interest rate moves will be down." James said while there are still growth indicators ...

Online banking gets token fix

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has begun sending out free 'security tokens' to 30,000 of its highly active NetBank customers. In an attempt to provide greater security for NetBank users, the tokens form part of the bank's two-factor authentication ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
The Housing Industry Association/Commonwealth Bank Affordability Index has reached its worst level since the index began in 1984, according to the latest release. The index is now 15 plus per cent less than in December 2005 which was when first homes ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... to $25.61. The banks were also stronger, ANZ was up 20 cents to $32,68, Westpac rose seven cents to $23.93, Commonwealth Bank soared 40 cents to $48.32 and National Australia Bank climbed 24 cents to $40.04. Australia's fifth largest bank St George was ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
... even that is not very dramatic, and property assets are doing well." Most of the major banks were stronger, with Commonwealth up 23 cents to $48.31, the National Australia Bank rose 29 cents to $39.89, Westpac gained 10 cents to $23.90 but ANZ fell two ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
... public sector wages rose by 4.6 per cent and these were largely driven by a 16.3 per cent increase in those of the Commonwealth government which where up by 12.7 per cent during the quarter. State government wages rose only marginally and those of local ...