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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... cent to hit its highest closing level in six weeks as forecast-beating results from Asia-focused Standard Chartered lifted banks and financial stocks. The FTSE 100 closed up 87.9 points at 6,087.4. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6985.97 points, up ...

Bravura appoints EMEA CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... and payment systems. His track record includes a number of strategic advisory and management roles for major international banks, life companies and technology businesses. Prior to consulting, Klim held a number of board positions including managing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... trading on Monday following gains in the energy sector, while renewed concerns about subprime-related losses at the biggest US banks limited the broader market's advance. Energy companies' shares, including Exxon Mobil Corp, rose as oil prices remained ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... was firmer over the deal to bale out bond insurer Ambac Financial in the US," Mr Muller said. At 1205 AEDT, the major four banks all were trading higher with Commonwealth rising $1.93 or 4.86 per cent to $44.52. ANZ bank also was up, by 40 cents or 1.79 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... All Ordinaries dropped 18.5 points or 0.33 per cent to 5,644.5. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied late on Friday on news that banks were near an agreement to bail out bond insurer Ambac Financial, a deal that could prevent further damage to the banking industry ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... than yesterday," Mr Heffernan said. "The blood-letting continues and it really is impacting again on financial stocks. "The banks are being mercilessly carved up even though we keep saying it is grossly over-done," he said. "We have not seen yields of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... but today looks a bit more positive with Telstra's good result and Qantas wasn't too bad either," Ms Chan said. "But the banks are still looking a bit nervous." Ms Chan said a rate cut in the US was not a certainty because rising oil prices were putting ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... of Perpetual and CSL. "So far... there've been no major surprises." He said the market was down marginally following the banks and miners. "Having had a solid rally in the banks yesterday, they're back a little bit today," Mr Lakos said. "The (banking ...

Wikis may be working for Westpac

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... blogger. Unfortunately, the blog is for internal readers only. Westpac is acknowledged as the Web 2.0 leader among the big four banks, and chief technology officer David Backley believes it will prove a competitive advantage in terms of attracting and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... Index was down 10.74 points, or 0.46 per cent, at 2,311.33. LONDON - Britain's leading FTSE 100 share index edged up, with banks forging higher after Barclays' results signalled the worst may be over for the UK financial sector. The FTSE 100 ended up ...