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Big four banks have Gen Y appeal: study

NEW RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
Australian's from "Generation Y" prefer the "big four" banks for their savings and transaction accounts, a new study found. According new research by Datamonitor, 74.2 per cent of consumers from the "Generation Y" age bracket (those aged between 18-30) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... one-month low amid domestic political uncertainty and concern over global growth, which weighed heavily on major miners and the banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 47.7 points, or 1.08 per cent, at 4,381.3, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Hybrid banking account wins $1bn super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... allows account holders to view their account balance and superannuation balance in the same place. The other three major banks also have their own version of low-cost, no frills super funds but not integrated fully with ordinary savings accounts.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... 21,072.46. Turnover was $HK61.63 billion ($A8.84 billion). SHANGHAI - Chinese shares rose 0.81 per cent with heavyweight banks and energy stocks leading the gains. The Shanghai Composite Index added 21.68 points at 2,687.98 on turnover of 133.2 billion ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... weaker. David Jones was down three cents at $5.06 at 1203 AEST and Harvey Norman had eased two cents to $3.58. The major banks were also in the red. At 1205 AEST, Commonwealth had shed 25 cents to $50.40, ANZ had slipped 10 cents to $22.44, Westpac had ...

GFC not over, but opportunities abundant: TRG

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... is a potential risk of a very uneven playing field emerging in the global regulatory landscape" he said. "The Australian banks are going to be facing significant headwinds going forward from here as well," he noted, specifically citing their exposure ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... earnings growth of up to 15 per cent. BHP Billiton firmed two cents to $40.02 and Rio Tinto gained 36 cents to $71.18. Major banks reversed course during the morning and were trading around 0.4 per cent higher. Commonwealth Bank gained 18 cents to $49.93 ...

Capital raisings shun small investors: ISS

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... return on their investment of 20 per cent, assuming participation in all of the issuance. Over the same period, investment banks reaped $1.98 billion in advisory and underwriting fees, conspicuously high given the same investment banks were required ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... Padley, Patersons Securities analyst and publisher of the Marcus Today daily stockmarket newsletter, said the heavyweight banks and big resources stocks pulled the overall market lower. "The banks have basically knocked about 20 points off the index ...

No super profits tax for banks: Coalition

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
The Australia Institute's call to introduce a super profits tax on banks has been dismissed by the Coalition, which cites such a tax will only burden customers and investors. The Institute's executive director, Richard Denniss, in an ABC interview recently ...