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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
... corporate profits. Companies from financial services to retail to technology reported robust profits, including investment banks Bear Stearns Cos and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Energy shares rose after a spike in oil prices caused by OPEC's decision ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... surprisingly strong open and the market was hot. "It's pretty much strong across the board. Resources are up today... and the banks are also stronger," Ms Macdonald said. "It's takeover activity, it's the usual Christmas rally, it's the good news regarding ...

BankWest moves up the rankings

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... BankWest's deposits market share has increased by 21.42 per cent over the past 12 months, the fastest growth rate of all the banks. BankWest would push to grow its market share by continuing to focus on delivering competitive products and raising its ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
... Grant Williams. "The market has received some support from Telstra shares which have increased over the last few days. The banks have also been up a little bit as people have switched money from resources into the banks." He said everyone was waiting ...

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 ...

BankWest and ABN AMRO win Best of the Best reverse mortgages

ALEX DUNNIN, HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
BankWest has been awarded Money magazine's Best of the Best award for reverse mortgages sold by banks while ABN AMRO won the award for the best non-bank reverse mortgage. Macquarie and CommBank came in second and third for the banks while Bluestone ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
... market was slightly weaker at noon, as a negative resources sector cancelled out a strong morning session for the major banks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down seven points to 5459.7, while the all ordinaries fell 8.5 points to 5445.1. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
... Australian stock market closed higher yesterday, driven by the strength of major resources stocks, Telstra and most of the big banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 40.2 points at 5466.7, while the all ordinaries lifted 39.4 points to 5453.6 NEW ...

AUSTRAC's power to be checked

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
... to be separate reporting entities, which would involve prohibitive cost. The bill excludes what it calls "owner-managed banks" from any reporting requirements but the industry has argued that the definition, which refers to the branch having an exclusive ...

Access all asset classes: Vanguard

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2006
... been financial services that have driven a lot of the returns& [and] if you think about Australia's economic footprint, banks are a very big part of that," McIntosh said. The same was true of international equities ex Australia, McIntosh explained. "It's ...