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Long-term outlook bullish on emerging markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
Central banks focused on supporting growth have eased inflationary pressure in emerging markets, with a positive long-term outlook, according to the Templeton Emerging Markets overview for Q4 2011. China's reduction of cash reserve requirements for ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... Reserve Bank at the end of last year added to the sour mood. "We seem to have taken exception to comments by some investment banks in the US," Bell Potter client adviser Stuart Smith said. "There's also more concerns about funding for our banks after ...

FSU slams banking sector cost cutting plans

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
The Finance Sector Union, representing workers at Australia's big four banks, said job cuts in the banking industry cannot be justified. Reports today claim thousands of bank jobs could be on the line over the next two years as part of major cost cutting ...

Priced in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... switched tactics towards a looser policy late last year? Why do you think the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and other central banks that could cut interest rates late last year? It may not yet be doom - that would come on 21 December 2012 according ...

Retail and insto teams combine to drive strategy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... distribution separated into three teams: strategic accounts responsible for the largest seven retailer groups (including the Big 4 banks), adviser distribution and research and operations. "It is obviously a very difficult environment from an investor ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... stocks shed one per cent after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it would put to the test the ability of Australia's banks to withstand a further deterioration in economic conditions as part of a new early warning system to detect stresses in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... each of the indices topped one per cent as credit downgrades for a swathe of European countries were imminent and after banks negotiating with Greece to write off some of its debt said talks had broken down. Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... Investors were also keeping a close eye on headlines out of ANZ Bank's annual general meeting, the third of the big four banks this week. Echoing comments from its competitors, the bank warned that funding costs were rising because of Europe's woes. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
Australian stocks extended their losses as a slew of downgrades to European banks and fears that France may soon follow sent offshore bourses tumbling overnight. Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded major banks Credit Agricole and Rabobank on the back ...

In superannuation, bigger can be better but not always

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... each be managing more than $100 billion. It would make them larger than the current ASX market capitalisations of our major banks," said Dunnin. Dunnin said the irony of Australia's super funds becoming so large is, however, that there are so few ...