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Beans means Buffet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
Buffet buys beans (and ketchup) maker. I think this about sums up the major event of last night. Wall Street liked it. It closed on the up after a down opening buffeted (pardon the pun, or is this a pun?) by news of continuing contraction in the economies ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... Friday, the March share price index futures contract was down seven points at 4,987. In economic news on Friday, Researve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor (economic) Christopher Kent is scheduled to speak at the Committee for Economic Development ...

Stop using super as political pawn: Narev

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
Commonwealth Bank boss Ian Narev has urged politicians from both sides of the aisle not to use superannuation as a political pawn in the run up to the Federal election. "It is absolutely critical that we have a long-term position and certainty in superannuation," ...

Citibank appoints head of credit acceptance

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... "She has managed large teams and run successful transformation projects. It's with great pleasure that we welcome her to the bank." Breuer has a Bachelor in Sociology and is currently studying for a Masters of Business Administration at Deakin Univer ...

All Ords at 5000 overvalued but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... companies no longer able to generate top-line growth." This is exemplified by another of yesterday's big news - Commonwealth Bank's better-than-expected and record A$3.8 billion half year profit. Yes that bank, the one which chopped 1,200 jobs over the ...

CBA wealth division posts strong rise in profits

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
Commonwealth Bank's wealth management arm has posted a net after tax profit of $334 million, its half-year result shows. The profit growth in the wealth division, which includes Colonial First State, Colonial First State Global Asset Management and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... to announce second quarter sales results. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed at its highest level since 2008 as bank stocks soared on a better than expected profit from Commonwealth Bank (CBA). At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... Australian share market has briefly broken through the 5,000 point mark as a better than expected profit by Commonwealth Bank boosts sentiment. At 1030 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 39.8 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 4,998.8 ...

Pepper acquires Spanish loan business Celeris

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... diligence and portfolio pricing services to sophisticated financial investors looking to participate in the deleveraging of bank balance sheets across Europe," Pepper's executive chairman Mike Culhane said. Pepper's Group CEO Patrick Tuttle said that ...

Super fund return expectations unrealistic

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Superannuation funds expecting to achieve 3-4% above inflation on their typical balanced options are likely to be disappointed, according to Credit Suisse Private Banking's David McDonald. The head of strategy and research for Australia told journalists ...