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CommBank wealth division enjoys strong March quarter

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)'s wealth management and insurance division grew by 4% in the three months to 31 March. In an update to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Australia's largest company said that funds under administration and ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... $31.80 while Macquarie tumbled 79 cents to $45.18. The other banks opened mixed. ANZ was flat at $30.13, National Australia Bank jumped 30 cents to $32.77 and Commonwealth Bank gained 51 cents to $71.08. Defensive stocks such as Wesfarmers and Woolworths ...

NZ Super offloads mining shares on RE concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... situations where we believe a difference can be made." The use of riverine tailings breaches international norms, with the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation no longer financing projects that make use of riverine tailings disposal.

Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... market. But I don't get how this is consistent with its broadcast statement only a forthnight before where the US central bank made it known to the world that, "the Committee is prepared to increase or reduce the pace of its purchases to maintain appropriate ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street traded flat under the shadow of poor Chinese economic data and a slight gain in US monthly retail sales. At 0744 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 16 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... $31.80 while Macquarie tumbled 79 cents to $45.18. The other banks opened mixed. ANZ was flat at $30.13, National Australia Bank jumped 30 cents to $32.77 and Commonwealth Bank gained 51 cents to $71.08. Defensive stocks such as Wesfarmers and Woolworths ...

No middle ground post-FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... some segments could lose out come July. Talking at the 18th Financial Standard Sales and Marketing Forum, National Australia Bank (NAB) head of asset management Chris Clayton said that "very small firms with one or two planners and three or four people ...

Govt sharpens knife with Swiss tax treaty

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... "strengthen administrative assistance between Australian and Swiss revenue authorities, including overcoming long-standing bank secrecy provisions." The treaty is also designed to promote investment between the two countries. According to figures quoted ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
Down, down A$ is down. Here's looking at you, parity. Was it the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)'s 25 basis pint reduction in the official cash rate last week and RBA Governor Stevens' promise to do more "should that be necessary to support demand" ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... Monday, the Australia Bureau of Statistics is due to release March housing finance figures, while the National Australia Bank's monthly business survey is due out. In equities news, Dulux Group and Incitev Pivot are both expected to post first half results ...