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Australia's AAA rating affirms sound finances and resilient economy

by Staff Reporter • 14 Jan 2009
Standard & Poor’s yesterday affirmed Australia’s AAA credit rating reflecting its view that our government... READ MORE

CBA invests in RP Data

by Staff Reporter • 13 Jan 2009
In a statement released to the ASX yesterday, CBA confirmed it had purchased 8,658,000 shares in the group, resulting... READ MORE

Economist tips falling commodity prices to hit Australia hard

by Staff Reporter • 12 Jan 2009
Writing in today’s Australian Financial Review, leading economist Ed Shann, said Australia’s... READ MORE

Building slump supports argument for further rate cuts

by Staff Reporter • 9 Jan 2009
The news however adds weight to the argument for a substantial cut to the official cash rate next month. ABS data... READ MORE

Suncorp rating downgraded

by Staff Reporter • 9 Jan 2009
In a statement released to the ASX yesterday, Suncorp said the change was made after the ratings agency decided that... READ MORE

Further credit rationing to come: UK lenders

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jan 2009
According to the Bank of England’s Q4 Credit Conditions Survey, a net balance of lenders, surveyed between 24... READ MORE

Personal bankruptcies up

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jan 2009
According to insolvency group SV Partners, a 2.2 per cent rise in personal bankruptcies was registered from 2007 to... READ MORE

BankWest receives ratings boost

by Staff Reporter • 23 Dec 2008
Marina Ip, an assistant vice president at Moody’s, said BankWest’s deposit and debt ratings were now... READ MORE

Consumers maintain dissatisfaction with business banks? pricing

by Staff Reporter • 23 Dec 2008
The report, issued in December, showed that since February 2008 the customer satisfaction rating for pricing has... READ MORE

Banks receive ratings downgrade

by Staff Reporter • 22 Dec 2008
Some of the banks included Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Bank of America. The downgrades and revised... READ MORE

Irish government extends life line to leading banks

by Staff Reporter • 22 Dec 2008
Of the three banks to receive assistance, the Anglo Irish Bank was given 1.5 billion Euros ($3.1 billion) –... READ MORE

NAB to snap up Wizard for bargain price

by Staff Reporter • 18 Dec 2008
The bank confirmed it was in talks to purchase the Wizard brand and distribution network yesterday, with a final... READ MORE

NAB Wizard purchase imminent

by Staff Reporter • 17 Dec 2008
As well as the distribution network, NAB said it is in the final stages of negotiating to acquire up to $4 billion of... READ MORE

Westpac defends rate decision

by Staff Reporter • 12 Dec 2008
Ms Kelly said the Westpac’s 80 basis point rate reduction was wise given the continuingly high cost of funding,... READ MORE

BoQ to seek more acquisitions in 09

by Staff Reporter • 12 Dec 2008
Speaking after the bank’s annual general meeting Mr Liddy said BoQ would embark on a six month review of the... READ MORE
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