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Messaging transactions for 12 cents: SWIFT

... for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), the global co-operative for setting messaging standards for banks and other finance companies, flagged the pilot program using Australia as the testbed in the Asia Pacific region. Among other ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... well. Newcrest should be re-rated once their hedging book is gone and they have a bit of cash on the books." He said the banks remained strong, with traders assuming these stocks offered safe haven. The Dow Jones industrial average soared 180.54 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... 1,471.49. The Nasdaq Composite Index picked up 38.36 points to 2,597.47. LONDON - UK stocks surged as bargain hunters snapped up banks and commodity stocks. The FTSE 100 gained 146.6 points to 6,280.7. FRANKFURT - The DAX index climbed 82.46 points to ...

The real choice battlefront: direct versus intermediated

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... industry or 'profit for member' funds are getting similar distribution (membership and contribution dollars) to the major banks, albeit under a completely different distribution model - one model pays predominantly salaried staff, one model relies largely ...

Water off a Peking duck's back

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... system for funding than their counterparts in other parts of the world." Moody's reports that, "except in Australia - Asia's banks are amply deposit funded rather than capital market funded, and so are less exposed to the wholesale funding turmoil." ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... that have run up in the past couple of weeks. "There has been a fair bit of selling in BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, and the banks as well." Foulsham predicted market volatility would continue for several months. "There are a few crucial events that will ...

Knee jerk over little Beige Book

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... limited." The Beige Book also noted that tighter lending standards were having a "noticeable effect on housing" but several banks reported credit availability and quality remained good for most consumer and business borrowers. Wall Street's disappointment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... Sumitomo Realty & Development fell on concern about a slowing real estate market while worries about subprime debt hurt banks. The Nikkei lost 262.02 points to end at 16,158.45. HONG KONG - Stocks closed at a record high, thanks to heavyweight China ...

Customer satisfaction is a measure of indifference

... that improved customer satisfaction correlated with increased revenue, market share, share of wallet or customer numbers. Banks have taken to customer surveys with a vengeance. It is rare to see a financial report that does not provide an update on the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... hoping for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The FTSE 100 index closed 0.19 per cent, or 11.9 points, higher at 6,315.2 with banks the best performing sector. The index ended at its highest close since August 8, in line with gains in European markets. ...