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10 per cent of companies churn banks each year

Banking analyst East & Partners has just reported that Australia's major companies are increasingly shopping around for the best financial deal with bank churn rates jumping 28 per cent during the year. According to the report, 'Australia's Top 500 ...

Choice of fund onus lies with consumer

Individuals may have 90 per cent of influence over investment outcomes leaving the rest of the of the investment industry as bit players once choice of fund regime comes into effect. Speaking at the ASFA lunch attended by 250 industry practitioners ...

AXA parent may have to pay more for Aust subsidiary - analyst

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2004
The takeover offer by French insurer AXA SA for its Australian subsidiary will need to be ratcheted up if it is to be accepted by independent directors and shareholders, one broking house said on Monday. In its $3.1 billion bid, AXA SA, which owns 51% ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

The Australian dollar opened slightly weaker today but was remaining buoyant within close proximity of six-year highs after jumping one US cent yesterday in response to a surprise interest rate hike. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at ...

Fight on for slice of ANZ rights issue underwriting

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2003
Financial institutions are jostling for the right to sub-underwrite ANZ Banking Group Ltd's $3.6 billion rights issue which will pay for the acquisition of the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ). ANZ last Friday announced it was buying NBNZ for $4.9 ...

Superannuation assets jump in June quarter: APRA

The value of Australian superannuation assets recovered strongly in the June quarter, and now stands at record levels, according to latest data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). But APRA said most of the rise was due ...

Morning Market Wrap: US stocks surge; AU$ weaker

In NEW YORK, Stocks surged on Friday, racking up a third straight day of gains, after a report showing US employers added jobs for the first time in eight months boosted investors' expectations for an economic rebound. The rally helped major market ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Quiet end to ASX week

Australian stocks ended the week on a positive but quiet note, as a rally in Telstra and key resources stocks helped lift the bourse in subdued trade. After jumping more than one per cent yesterday, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index firmed another 3.9 ...

AMP stock jumps 30 per cent in September quarter

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
Investors who took an optimistic view of AMP Ltd have been rewarded for now, with the stock jumping more than 30 per cent in the September quarter and outpacing much of the market. But fund managers who took a strong view - positive or negative - should ...

Home lending boom still strong in June: ABS

There are few signs Australia's housing boom is about to deflate anytime soon, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today reporting that lending for the purchase of owner-occupied housing rose a further 4.1 per cent in June. The total number ...