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Borrowers in trouble after rate hike

... their home loan rates so they don't get caught out with cash flow problems when interest rate rises. On a more positive note, HBOS-owned bank BankWest announced that it will increase the cash rate offered to its retail and business deposit customers ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
... dented some expectations that US interest rates would stay on hold, with banks the worst sector despite higher profits from HBOS. The FTSE 100 index closed 47.5 points lower at 5,880.80, falling rapidly after the afternoon release of the ISM data. FRANKFURT ...

HBOS welcomes former Aviva GM on board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2006
St Andrew's, a part of the HBOS Australia group, has announced the appointment of Paul Northey, Aviva's former general manager - distribution, to the role of director wealth management. Northey will be responsible for managing the financial business ...

BankWest supports young savers with high interest rate

... accumulate wealth with a savings account that offers an eye catching monthly bonus interest rate of 10 per cent per annum. The HBOS-owned group claims the recently launched 'Kids' Bonus Saver' account beats comparable products offered by other major ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
... across the board. LONDON - UK stocks ended slightly higher, supported by mining stocks and big gains on Wall Street, but bank HBOS pulled the market back after it did not increase its share buyback programme in a trading update. The FTSE 100 closed at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2005
... 1263.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 3.12 points at 2260.76. LONDON - Robust banking stocks drove UK stocks higher, led by HBOS after Britain's fourth-biggest bank said full-year earnings would beat forecasts and also helped by a strong showing ...

BankWest continues its march east

... will begin rolling-out its branded ATMs in more than 350 stores in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane from January next year. HBOS Australia Retail chief executive Chris Whitehead said the ATMs would greatly increase the BankWest brand and presence and would ...

Aviva badges deal with HBOS

The insurance and investment arm of HBOS Australia, St Andrews will be using a badged version of Aviva's Navigator investment platform to administer its clients investments. The announcement follows Aviva's recent deal with Infocus securing a $500 million ...

BankWest parent picks up RACV Financial Services

HBOS Australia subsidiary St Andrew's Australia has acquired RACV Financial Services, renaming the group St Andrew's Financial Services (SAFS) will remain the preferred supplier of financial services to RACV members. HBOS Australia is part of the UK ...

HBOS CEO damps hopes of UK bid for Abbey

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2004
HBOS chief executive James Crosby dampened hopes of a UK bid for Abbey National on Wednesday as he forecast strong HBOS performance in 2004 and 2005 after a rise in first-half profits. Crosby said a bid for Abbey by HBOS or a UK rival was unlikely after ...