Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 4911 - 4920 of 5948 results for "Banks"

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... suggest that we may have seen a bottom in financials, and that's the particular driver of the market at the moment." The big banks were the order of the day with Commonwealth Bank of Australia revealing it had entered exclusive talks to acquire the local ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... following modest losses on Wall Street overnight, and as investors digested differing broker earnings outlooks for the big banks. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 54.9 points, or 1.1 per cent, to 4956 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... market zoomed 3.5 per cent higher to post its biggest single-day rise in almost four months as bargain hunters snapped up banks, property trusts and miners. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index jumped 171.4 points, or 3.54 per cent, to 5,011.8 and the broader ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... Michael Heffernan said. "Everyone's a lot happier today. The US had a run of three days of pretty good performances and the banks are just galloping. "So too the property trusts, but Wesfarmers is up around five per cent and even Virgin Blue and Asciano ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... Australian share market closed in positive territory yesterday for the second consecutive day after strong gains from the banks. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 30.4 points, or 0.62 per cent, higher at 4901, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... financial stocks had fully worked its way through. "All that's on the back of what's happening in the US," Mr Sekely said. "The banks improved yesterday and have gone on with the job. "The mining sector is weak - BHP, Rio and even Woodside are all lower ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... financial jitters to close solidly yesterday as retailer Woolworths reported good sales and bargain hunters snapped up the big banks and other beaten-down stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 54.9 points, or 1.14 per cent, at 4870.6, and the ...

Social banking on the rise

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... consumer purchase processes for new products and services." Gartner said, instead of developing a social banking platform, banks should partner with financial social networks and assist the networks in transaction processing and risk management.

Fed Gloom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... last 13 June 2008. However, it is unlikely that the RBA will raise rates in the near term, especially given that Australian banks have raised lending rates by more than the rise in official cash rates, effectively reducing the pressure on the RBA.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... cent on Tuesday as the Dow Jones blue-chip index hit a two-year low with sentiment weighed down by the financial woes of US banks and finance firms. Trading remained volatile as financial sector as investors lost confidence in a government rescue package ...

Editor's Choice

VanEck switches to AI-powered index

MATTHEW WAI  |   12:22PM
The ETF issuer is making a switch to one of its ETFs, telling Financial Standard the ETF will be Australia's first to use artificial intelligence (AI) to select international stocks, while confirming several new products will be available in the near future.

HESTA, Cbus, Mercer report super returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:03PM
HESTA, Cbus and Mercer have delivered strong returns for members over the financial year 2025-26 despite global uncertainty, attributing it to their diversification strategy.

Team Super welcomes new chief of staff

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:58AM
Team Super has appointed a senior executive to oversee its operations and staff, working alongside chief executive Vasyl Nair.

Global concentration risks to reorient investors: JBWere

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:31PM
A rising concentration risk across global and local equities is reorienting investors to income stocks and fixed income exposure, JBWere said.

Videos

Brought to you by
MORE VIDEOS

Products

Financial Standard Guide To Series

'Guide To' Series

Pocket investment guides featuring adviser case studies and a glossary.
MORE INFO
Financial Standard Publisher's Forum

Publisher's Forum

Investing trends and strategies from the industry’s thought leaders.
MORE INFO
Financial Standard Product Showcases

Product Showcases

Putting the spotlight on investment products that matter.
MORE INFO

Expert Feed

Industry Events

MORE INDUSTRY EVENTS
JUL
9

Mid-year market update 

JUL
21

Advisers Big Day Out - Cairns 

JUL
23

Advisers Big Day Out - Sunshine Coast 

JUL
24

Advisers Big Day Out - Gold Coast 

JUL
28

Advisers Big Day Out - Hobart 

Featured Profile

MORE PROFILES
Judith Fiander

Judith Fiander

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AUSTRALIAN PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES
When Judith Fiander first walked in the doors of Australian Philanthropic Services her intention was to volunteer for a few months. Fast forward 14 years and she is the chief executive. Eliza Bavin writes.
READ MORE
The Financial Standard podcast
Tune in each week as we discuss the latest developments in Australia's wealth management industry.
Financial Standard podcast
Spotify
Apple Podcasts
Amazon Music
YouTube
Follow Financial Standard on Facebook
Follow Financial Standard on Twitter
Follow Financial Standard on LinkedIn
Follow Financial Standard on Instagram
Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd - ABN 86 095 610 996
part of ISS - Institutional Shareholder Services, © Copyright 2026, All Rights Reserved
MarketSage  -  MarketPulse  -  MarketPro  -  Media