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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... mining giants were lower with BHP Billiton down eight cents to $32.39 and Rio Tinto lost 33 cents to $58.64. The four majors banks were mixed. ANZ was up six cents to $22.43, National Australia Bank was down six cents to $23.77, Westpac was down one ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... Industrial Average was up 72.05 points (0.56 per cent) to 12,943.44. European stocks and the euro rose on prospects that central banks would act to boost economies, while Barclays shares jumped after its chief executive resigned amid an interest rate ...

Falling bond yields, low growth, subdued returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... bonds issued since the start of the GFC have been sold to foreign investors. This is reinforced by reports that central banks, including the European Central Bank, have been buying Australian government bonds in response to continuing fears of contagion ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... Nasdaq put on 24.85 points (0.84 per cent) to 2,976.08. LONDON - European stocks and the euro rose on prospects that central banks would act to boost economies, while Barclays shares jumped after its chief executive resigned amid a rate rigging scandal. ...

Buyer's market for planning businesses: Radar Results

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... financial planners can now borrow at rates as low as 7% pa to fund the acquisitions, said Radar Results founder John Birt. "Many banks today have moved back into this field of lending - the most prominent being ANZ, NAB and St George - allowing planners ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... marginally higher at noon. BHP Billiton was 11 cents higher at $31.83, and Rio Tinto had lifted 73 cents to $57.24. The major banks were also higher, with ANZ up three cents to $22.38 and National Australia up nine cents to $23.85. Westpac was 24 cents ...

Australian instos exposed to AML risks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... firm the helps financial institutions around the world manage anti-money laundering risks. "The financial risks start with banks but they flow through to funds management operations, legal firms and insurers," said Balani. He said one of the most complex ...

Tell that to the marines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... indicators resulted from "the euro would implode" scare that - in the name of self-preservation -- froze consumers into spending, banks from lending, factories from stocking, businesses from investing& you get the picture. The renewed calm in Europe ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... by last week's surprise EU deal was underpinned by anticipation of an ECB rate cut, analysts say. Focus was also on the banks, as Barclays chairman Marcus Agius paid the price of "devastating" damage to the lender, resigning over the rigging of key global ...

Can this latest kick of the can can?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... "agreed" upon at the summit come into effect. One example used to support this argument is that the handshake to recapitalise banks directly wouldn't come into force until a "single supervisory mechanism is established." And this won't be until towards ...