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Fraser takes swipe at CEO salary packs

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2004
... to 40% annual growth, is striking a balance between customer service and profitability. He said there was a belief that banks cannot be customer oriented while at the same time remaining profitable.

NAB competitors stand by risk management systems

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2004
... controls, in a bid to avoid a repeat of the $180 million rogue trading scandal at National Australia Bank. The nation's biggest banks said they were examining their systems for monitoring the complex activities of their foreign exchange traders, although ...

Banks face challenges: Fitch

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
Fitch Ratings has said Australian banks face challenges in maintaining their recently strong financial performance as home lending and consumption are likely ease towards the end of 2004. In its annual review of the Australian banks, Fitch presents ...

Dollars rise, housing downturn risks to growth-funds manager

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
... for brokers, strategists and fund managers at the moment was the age-old debate about whether to invest in resources or banks. "Banks, on our valuation, actually look cheap and the resource companies are looking reasonably fully valued," he said. "However ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market up buoyed by strong gains on Wall Street

... in early afternoon trade, buoyed by strong gains on Wall Street overnight. Heavyweight media stock News Corp, the major banks and Telstra all pushed higher, offsetting falls in the resource sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 19.7 points higher ...

ANZ announces formal agreement with Chinese credit union

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
... is China's financial and commercial centre with a population of 13.3 million. As at December 2002 there were 48 foreign banks operating under licences in Shanghai.

ABA announces long-term initiative to improve financial literacy

... choose a bank account that suits their needs. "While we know many Australians have a good foundation of basic skills and some banks have been undertaking financial literacy education for many years, it is very clear there remain challenges," Mr McFarlane ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market lower at noon

... contract was down 10 points at 3228 - a 5.1 point premium to the underlying index - on a volume of 6764 contracts. Stronger banks offset a decline in media stocks while the resource sector was mixed. "All in all it seems to be a bit of a case of some ...

Midday market wrap: shares edge higher

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
The Australian stock market opened in positive territory today as banks and major resource stock edge higher in response to positive economic outlook. By 1010 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 11.8 points to 3241.6 while the all ordinaries ...

Major banks begin increasing home loan rates

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2003
Three of Australia's major banks today announced increases to home loan lending rates after the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to hike official rates earlier this week. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd lifted its variable home loan rate ...