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FSC and ISA both claim Federal Court victory

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... employees," he said. However, ISA deputy chief executive Robbie Campo called on the FSC to support the FWC process. "The bank owned super funds oppose the process recommended by the Productivity Commission to ensure that default funds served the best ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... had also been fairly positive on Monday, helping to sustain momentum, he said. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank was 26 cents higher at $33.79, Westpac had improved 23 cents to $34.78, ANZ was up 18 cents at $33.85 and Commonwealth Bank ...

CBA brings in foreign expertise for board

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... Asian banker and the Australian businessman behind the construction of London's 2012 Olympic venues are joining Commonwealth Bank's board. Shirish Apte, a former chief executive of Citi Asia Pacific, will join as a non-executive director on June 10. ...

The kindness of central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... guiding that interest rates would remain low and rate hikes (when they come) would come ever so slowly - the same script the Bank of England's (BOE) following. The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) still QE-ing a-plenty, and depending on how recently-lifted consumption ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... Statistics releases housing finance data for April. ANZ publishes its job advertisements series for May and National Australia Bank releases its monthly business survey for May. The market was closed on Monday for the Queen's Birthday public holiday. ...

NAB business growth manager joins Fortnum

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
National Australia Bank (NAB) Wealth and MLC business growth manager for New South Wales will join Fortnum Financial Group as national sales manager. Joel Taylor will be responsible for building relationships with new and existing member firms, and ...

Federal Court finds S&P guilty in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... also likely to pave the way for significant recoveries by investors in Europe from ABN AMRO (now a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland NV) and S&P. Around a,-2 billion in CPDOs are estimated to have been sold in Europe. "ABN AMRO, in exercising ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after the European Central Bank announced measures to bolster eurozone growth. The ECB has rolled out key changes to interest rates and other anti-deflation measures which lifted the euro, US Treasuries ...

Everything but the kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Take that... and that... and that! Yes, Virginia, the European Central Bank (ECB) didn't disappoint market expectations - heavens forbid if it did - and acted, giving it all it's got, except for the proverbial kitchen sink (this it reserves for later). ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set to open higher after the European Central Bank launched aggressive measures to prevent deflation and stimulate growth. The moves sent Wall Street to new record highs, while European markets got a temporary boost. At ...