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New chairman appointed at BOQ

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... have reached that point and the time is right for new board leadership," Summerson said. "I am proud to have been part of the BOQ growth story over the last 16 years. In that time, BOQ has grown its asset base from $2 billion to just over $40 billion ...

Bissaker sets sights on Big Four market share

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
New head of Virgin Money Australia (VMA) Brian Bissaker said the tie-up with Bank of Queensland (BOQ) would lay the ground for an assault on the Big Four bank's market share. Bissaker told Financial Standard there would be significant additional investment ...

Bissaker to head up Virgin Money

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... Brian Bissaker has been appointed head of Virgin Money Australia (VMA), after it was announced today that Bank of Queensland (BOQ) was to acquire the financial services arm of the Virgin Group. BOQ announced that it would purchase VMA for $40 million ...

BOQ not a takeover target: Grimshaw

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
Bank of Queensland (BOQ) is not a takeover target, and the worst is behind it, said its chief executive, after the bank became the first in two decades to post a loss. Stuart Grimshaw, BOQ chief executive officer, denied speculation that the bank would ...

BoQ first Aussie bank to post loss in 20 years

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... share price dropped less than 1% yesterday on the news but has rebounded today. RBS analyst John Buonaccorsi says that the BoQ shouldn't have exposed itself to bad debt but investors can be pleased with the efforts the management has made to turn the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... Airlines to create Jetstar Hong Kong in 2013. Qantas shares were up five cents, or 2.9 per cent, at $1.78. Bank of Queensland (BOQ) said it would post a $91 million loss for the six months to the end of February because weak economic conditions and natural ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... down 11 cents at $26.33 and Westpac also was 11 cents lower at $24.79. In financial news, regional lender Bank of Queensland (BOQ) said net profit for the first half of fiscal 2011 slumped 45 per cent due to an increase in bad debts. BOQ was up 14 cents ...

BOQ launches online trading

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
Bank of Queensland (BOQ) has teamed up with CMC Markets to provide online share trading service for retail investors. BOQ Trading enables customers to trade shares, options, warrants and managed funds at $17.95 per trade- courtesy of CMC's range of ...

ASIC takes legal action against Storm founders and banks

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... announced that it will start legal proceedings against Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited (CBA), Bank of Queensland Limited (BoQ) and Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL), to seek compensation for investors who lost funds after Storm went into liquidation ...

BOQ buys St Andrews insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
Bank of Queensland has bought St Andrew's Insurance from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The deal means Bank of Queensland to buy the consumer credit insurance and life insurance products that St Andrews distributes. St Andrew's has a annual gross ...