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Consumers have no loyalty to financial institutions

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... of 4.1 financial institutions. They are followed by Westpac Group (4.6), ANZ Group (4.7), and NAB Group (4.9). Across the big four banks, CBA Group is the most successful in terms of share of customers' products held, with an average of over a third ...

Brumbie: Super idea, super silly reaction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... retirement without owning their own home. Senator Xenophon's idea of course needs refinement, but abruptly dismissing it will be a big mistake. Giddyup.

Fear me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... You've probably forgotten but this was the time when capital was flowing out of emerging markets, the Turkish lira dropped big time, the slowdown in US economic growth was being debated (polar vortex or not?) and the butcher, the baker and the candlestick ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... the nine months to June 30 was not enough to stop its shares falling 19 cents, or 0.58 per cent, to $32.55 at the open. The big resource players were stronger. BHP Billiton gained 15 cents to $38.31, Rio rose two cents to $65.07 and Fortescue was three ...

FEATURE: Have we reached the tipping point for managed accounts?

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... of false starts, industry experts are saying now is the time for managed accounts to live up to their billing as the next big thing in client portfolio management. Managed accounts have been around for decades but it is not until relatively recently ...

CBA dismisses Murray's concerns over vertical integration

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... chief executive Ian Narev dismissed concerns expressed by the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) interim report that Australia's big institutions control both the manufacturing and distribution of financial products. "We need to have business settings that ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... Heffernan said the US markets were buoyed by an easing in geopolitical tensions, while locally. "Obviously though, it was the big bazooka of Telstra today that has fired the market," he said. Telstra shares gained 7.5 cents to $5.515 on the back of a ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rose despite a lacklustre US retail sales report and some disappointing earnings announcements. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 25 points ...

Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
"Here come bad news talking this and that, yeah, Well, give me all you got, and don't hold it back, yeah,...because I'm happy (Happy)." -- Pharrell Williams, 'Happy' A nice complement to Chumbawamba's "I get knocked down but..." when talking about the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
The local share market has opened lower despite a record profit from Australia's biggest bank. The Commonwealth Bank announced a $8.68 billion full year cash profit on Wednesday, up 12 per cent on the year before. But, the profit wasn't enough to lift ...