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When optimism rains, it pours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... "Developed economies will pick up steam this year thanks to an array of ultra-loose monetary policies from major central banks and amid new signs of progress in the euro zone's debt crisis..." The poll showed upward revisions to 2012 growth predictions ...

CBA, NAB joins Class Super

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... number of top 20 Australian financial institutions as providers to Class Super to 18. The automated data feeds will allow the banks to access fully automated, cloud-based, data feeds which permit SMSF administrators, accountants and adviser groups to ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... bank holding companies (BHC) stress tested would be able to maintain their Tier 1 capital ratio - the strictest gauge of banks' capability to absorb financial shocks - at 5 percent or higher under the Fed's assumed worst scenario. Short of the predicted ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was up 41 cents at $35.12, and Rio Tinto lifted 47 cents to $64.21. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank was 13 cents richer at $23.47, Westpac improved 17 cents to $20.68, ANZ added 23 cents to $21.97 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... stop the recent policy of quantitative easing. The large miners were trading relatively flat, while Australia's big retail banks were weaker. ANZ was off 18 cents at $21.75, CBA had fallen 19 cents to $47.89, NAB was down nine cents at $23.47 and Westpac ...

BetaShares launches High Interest cash ETF

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... Interest Cash exchange traded fund (ETF) will hold Australian dollars in bank deposit accounts with at least one of the major banks here. New fixed income ETFs are also expected to be launched on the ASX in the near future. The new high interest cash ...

Good bacteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... Yakult if the virtuous cycle in the US continues to spin. Then again, it may still have to counteract the bad bacteria - the banks - that recently started a fad of setting interest rates independent of the central bank.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... market heavyweight BHP Billiton improved 28 cents to $34.58, and rival Rio Tinto added $1.19 to $63.85. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank was four cents higher at $23.42, Westpac climbed six cents to $20.47, ANZ eased four cents to $21.76 ...

New St George and Westpac New Zealand CEOs appointed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
Rob Chapman is stepping down as chief executive of the St George Banking Group to be replaced by Westpac New Zealand boss George Frazis, with senior Westpac executive Peter Clare taking over in New Zealand. Chapman has been at the helm of St George ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... Greek debt swap would be successful. The euro bounced back above $US1.32 with dealers shrugging off decisions by central banks the ECB and Bank of England to keep interest rates steady as expected. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index jumped 1.18 per cent ...