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Still in Goldilocks land

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... that they're being blinded by what's happening all around them. Just recently, we have had the OECD, the IMF and the World Bank reduce their 2013 growth outlook - one after the other - and basically nominating the end of the Fed's policy accommodation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... bright start, however, which in turn pared early gains for Japan's Nikkei index, with fears over a possible end to central bank monetary easing continuing to drag on sentiment. Tokyo climbed 1.94 per cent, or 241.14 points, to 12,686.52 after slumping ...

Big banks move into SBB space

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Benevolent Society is teaming up with Westpac Institutional Bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to issue Australia's second Social Benefit Bond (SBB) to fund the establishment of The Family Preservation Service. The service will focus on ...

Aust shares open more than 1pc higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... six stocks along with BHP and News Corporation. CBA had gained 76 cents to $66.53, NAB had improved 67 cents to $29.04, ANZ Bank had found 67 cents to $27.68 and Westpac was up 53.5 cents to $28.715.

CIO confidence slumps to nine-month low

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... there is a general view that the markets are now 'more fully priced'." Bond said CIOs' greatest concern is how the Reserve Bank and other central banks respond to difficult policy conditions. Eight out of 10 CIOs expect the official cash rate to be cut ...

Former BT super head moves up Westpac ranks

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... of home ownership at Westpac. Described as a rising star by the media, Melanie Evans was previously chief of staff to the bank's financial services chief executive Brian Hartzer. Prior to this she headed up the superannuation and platforms business for ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's rocky start ended with a more-than-one-per-cent gain, shrugging off fears that central banks will soon end their stimulus measures. At 0805 AEST on Friday, the June share price index ...

Legg Mason appoints senior financial analyst

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... analyst at Merrill Lynch, a position he held from 2007. Before that, he worked at Citigroup Smith Barney and National Australia Bank. Davison was ranked second overall for Banks in the 2012 Peter Lee equities research survey, and second in the Starmine ...

Australian shares open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... the second half. Its shares were 30.5 cents, or 2.57 per cent, weaker at $11.555. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank was up 25 cents to $28.30, ANZ shares had lifted 23 cents to $26.78, and Westpac was 21.5 cents up to $27.685, but Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... "The likelihood that central banks are unlikely to add to stimulus may have continued to weigh on equity markets after the Bank of Japan left its aggressive easing policy unchanged earlier in the week." At 0830 AEST on Thursday, the June 10-year bond ...