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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... weighed on the local market in early trade but bank stocks were driving a recovery to almost neutral territory. "Some of the banks are coming back and that's lending a bit of support," Ms Saly said. By 1202 AEST, National Australia Bank added eight cents ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... recent weeks. "Last week was up over two per cent... so I think it's just pause on a strong upward march," he said. The major banks were subject to profit taking after their strong gains. ANZ Banking Group was down 29 cents at $22.89, National Australia ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... cent, to 9783.92 after US economic data presented a mixed picture on the economic recovery. Meanwhile the major Australian banks were down. ANZ shed 13 cents, or 0.57 per cent, to $22.72, National Australia Bank lost 29 cents, or 0.98 per cent, to $29.26 ...

OneVue buys 50pc of WealthCraft

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... solutions to financial institutions and wealth management firms. The firm's client portfolio includes retail and private banks, insurance companies, independent financial advisers (IFA), and brokerage firms. OneVue is the result of a merger between APA ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... data that we are getting and what has been priced in are two very, very different things," Mr Wright said. "Of the top 15 banks in the world we've got four of them... all the bulk metal contracts are way above expectations, BHP and Rio are well placed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
The Australian sharemarket was flourishing at noon, with solid gains across the board, in particular the banks and miners. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 94.2 points, or 2.07 per cent, at 4634.5 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Banks to face liquidity crisis "fire drills": APRA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
Starting next year, Australian banks could be subject to "fire drills" that test how well they can cope with a severe market disruption, under new liquidity reporting rules proposed by APRA. APRA has released a discussion paper that proposes major changes ...

Finance firms power down to power up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... electricity is going up at a growth rate of 10 per cent year-on-year, an expense that can translate to vast sums particularly for banks and fund managers that run large data centres that have to be "on" at all times. But Hull said companies can use IT ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... actually started on September 12 then gone through to the end of September - so this is the key week to watch. Among the major banks, ANZ Banking Group declined 49 cents, or 2.16 per cent, to $22.19 and National Australia Bank dropped 63 cents, or 2.17 ...

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... still job prospects to worry about, credit is still hard to come by as lending standards are tightened, lesser-known US banks are still closing shop, US homes are still being foreclosed. And the little income that American consumers earn is being saved ...