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Market wrap - morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006

... list on the Australian Stock Exchange. Australian stocks closed higher yesterday, as positive trading among the big four banks outweighed a lower resources sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended 43.9 points up at 5,469.7, while the all ordinaries ...

Land of the giants: World's top 500 fund managers

... followed by AMP Capital Investors (number 146), National Australia Bank (147) and Macquarie Bank (150). All the big four banks featured in the top 500 list. Meanwhile, merger and demerger activities have affected the rankings. AMP fell from number 53 ...

Lo-doc lending headaches

Are lo-doc loans too high maintenance? While the Big Four banks have all jumped on the lo-doc bandwagon, consulting firm Deloitte said other finance groups are starting to question the business model behind non-conforming loans. Lo-doc loans or non-conforming ...

Time for another Wallis Inquiry

... topic alongside former BRW deputy editor Robert Skeffington. "Justification for blocking outright mergers among the big four banks must be tested. Competition is strong, the availability of capital is plentiful and the costs of allowing Australian banks ...

Aviva badges First Capital for $250 million

... badges was very important to building a solid relationship with financial planning groups who are not owned by the big four banks. "Aviva has always positioned itself as the home of non-aligned for financial advisory groups. We see our role in the market ...

Complete makeover for Fiducian team

... national manager of a large financial planning group. Most recently he was an executive manager at one of the nation's big four banks in its Margin Lending Division. Nicholson says, "At Fiducian we are developing an industry best practice development ...

Big four banks fail to dominate in business service survey

AAP | FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2004

Only one of Australia's big four banks made the top five in a new survey ranking banks on their relationships with big business. And the bank with the best relationships with Australia's biggest companies is France's BNP Paribas, according the survey ...

Market Wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004

... profit result as the Australian stock market nudged its way into positive territory despite a fall by most of the big four banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 8.9 points at 3391.2, and the all ordinaries index was 10.4 points higher at 3398.4. ...

Building approvals slide for second month in a row

AAP | TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2004

... raising interest rates at its first meeting for the year. Most economists are tipping rates to stay on hold, but the big four banks expect another 0.25 percentage point rate rise to be announced tomorrow. Today's figures show most of the fall was due ...

Greater competition in small business banking market: report

AAP | TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2003

Competition in the small business banking market grew in the past two years, with the big four banks, non-bank and niche players all scrambling for a piece of the pie, according to a new report. The independent report by KPMG, for the Australian Bankers' ...

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Equity Trustees super exit sparks Hejaz Islamic Super and Pension closure

KARREN VERGARA

Hejaz's Islamic Super and Pension products will be terminated as a fallout from Equity Trustees ditching the superannuation trustee business. The latter, however, says otherwise.

Sequoia revokes dividends, chief financial officer exits

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Sequoia will not pay any dividends in the financial year, revoking interim dividend it had announced earlier in the year of one cent per share, as an adviser exodus puts pressure on its revenue.

Acclaim Wealth names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI

The Brisbane-based wealth and superannuation business has appointed a new chief executive, as former boss Terry Constable landed a new role at Infocus after almost three years at the helm.

Global X cuts fees on gold ETF

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has reduced fees on its Gold Bullion ETF, following in the footsteps of VanEck after it cut fees for its gold ETF last week.

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