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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
The Australia market has opened lower following weak leads from Wall Street. The upward trend in equities markets has paused this week. One reason is that the Federal Reserve's statement earlier this week didn't detail how long the US central bank would ...

NAB workers demand profit share after 1172 job cuts

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... table with one of the meanest pay offers finance workers have ever received. In fact it was the lowest pay offer among the big four banks in recent times," FSU national secretary Leon Carter said. A spokesperson for NAB responded: "NAB has recently commenced ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
The Australian market has opened lower following falls in US stocks after the Federal Reserve hinted at when it may start to unwind its stimulus program. While the Fed's $US85 billion-a-month bond-purchase program stays in play for now, predictions ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... session and that will probably make today a little less volatile than we've seen in the past few days," he said. Among the big four banks, ANZ was up 22 cents at $33.85 a day after announcing a record $6.5 billion profit, Commonwealth Bank was 45 cents ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... scheduled. In Australia, the market on Tuesday fell as investors took profits after the recent record highs reached by three of the big four banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 25.9 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 5,415.5 points. The broader ...

Investment still lagging despite confidence surge: RBA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... present are not supported by Australia's relative costs and productivity levels." He added that "the terms of trade have a big influence on the exchange rate are likely to fall, not rise, from here," which at some point in the future will make the Australian ...

Wealth division contributes to strong ANZ result

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
Profits in Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)'s global wealth division rose 36% in the 12 months to September 2013, helping the bank to pay a bigger than expected dividend. In an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) the ...

Savings trap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
The S&P 500 index closed on another record high. Ho-hum. It's been happening almost daily these days, it's no longer news...bo-ring. Reporting another inch up on the previous record high just doesn't cut it no more. How about "U.S. Stocks Rise, S&P ...

Future Fund hands confidential documents to AustralianSuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
The Future Fund has provided AustralianSuper with confidential documents containing details of the acquisition of a stake in Perth Airport. "The Future Fund has voluntarily provided a small number of confidential documents to assist in bringing the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... gained 26 cents to $37.61, Rio Tinto lifted 27 cents to $64.12 while Fortescue Metals Group rose three cents to $5.33. Of the big banks, Westpac gained 15 cents to $34.33, ANZ was up 19 cents to $32.56, Commonwealth Bank added 25 cents to $75.83 and ...