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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
... million of April 2012 bonds. The Australian stock market closed in positive territory on Friday, driven by strong gains from major miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 76.3 points at 6700.6, while the ...

K2 back on IPO path

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
... capitalisation of $228.6 million. The listing equates to nine per cent of the company, with K2 directors and staff remaining major shareholders with a combined holding of more than 80 per cent. Neal said because all K2 directors have stakes in the company ...

Macq bank splits to grow

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
A majority 99.5 per cent of shareholders has approved Macquarie Bank's split into a banking and non-banking group, a move that mirrors a similar step made by investment banks in the US. The banking group will include funds management, real estate, treasury ...

Asset consultants change fee model: Deloitte

... ability to offer more competitive remuneration to attract and retain quality staff." The Deloitte report comes at a time when major asset consultants such as Frontier, Watson Wyatt and Intech have announced key staff departures in recent months. Michelle ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... Shaw Stockbroking head dealer Jamie Spiteri said the market had reacted coolly to Wall Street jitters overnight, with no major moves across the board. "There weren't too many surprises. We're sitting on about 30 points higher at noon... There (are) only ...

ANZ reports $4.18bn profit

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... suffered losses in some areas. While the company claimed the consolidation of Stadium Australia had a negative effect, the major losses came from ANZ's New Zealand institutional business and the non-regional institutional divisions, with year-on-year ...

CBA links with German investment bank

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
... services for their respective customers in Australia or Germany. The agreement follows the CBA's existing agreements with other major international banks such as RBS, Bank of America, Bank of China and ABN Amro. Stephen Holden, general manager of working ...

Asset finance companies lose lending share

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
... Share was down from 10.4 per cent in 2006 and 11.2 per cent in 2005. KPMG financial services partner Martin McGrath said: "A major challenge for the finance company sector is the increasing focus of other players in the industry, including the major ...

Global LPT defies credit gloom

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
... sector, mortgage REITs and collaterised debt obligation (CDO) markets, it had not dampened growth expectations for the world's major economies, a key driver behind global listed property returns," Ferguson said. The sub-prime issue affected less than ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
... marked the 20th anniversary of Black Monday with a widespread sell-off. The US market was also depressed by warnings from a major company of imminent recession and concerns about the US housing market. At 1220 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had ...