Market latest: Australia - ninemsn
MELBOURNE Nov 21 Reuters - Australias competition watchdog said financial stability had become a major factor in weighing up whether to allow banking takeovers to go ahead in light of the global credit crisis. Its made it far more complex for ...
UPDATE 1-Australia watchdog sees stability key in bank deals - Reuters
MELBOURNE Nov 21 Reuters - Australias competition watchdog said financial stability had become a major factor in weighing up whether to allow banking takeovers to go ahead in light of the global credit crisis. Its made it far more complex for ...
Australia shares hit new 4-yr low on recession fear - ninemsn
SYDNEY Nov 20 Reuters - Australian shares fell 4 percent on Thursday as concerns about a prolonged global recession triggered sharp losses in leading miners BHP Billiton BHP.AX and Rio Tinto RIO.AX. Analysts said weak oil prices and fears over ...
Australia's Westpac H2 cash profit up 3 pct - Reuters
SYDNEY Oct 30 Reuters - Westpac Banking Corporation WBC.AX Quote Profile Research Stock Buzz reported a 3.2 percent rise in second-half cash profit matching analysts forecasts after revenue growth exceeded a rises in expenses ...
Australia's Westpac postpones yen/A$ uridashi bond - Forbes
SYDNEY Oct 22 Reuters - Westpac Banking Corp WBC.AX Australias fourth-biggest lender has postponed a dual-currency yenAustralian dollar uridashi bond due to market conditions lead Nomura International said on Wednesday. Uridashi bonds are ...
UPDATE 3-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions - Reuters
Nov 13 Reuters - The following bids mergers acquisitions and disposals involving European North American and Asian companies were reported by 2100 GMT on Thursday. For Reuters columns on deals click on DEALTALK ** Citigroup Inc C.N ...
UPDATE 2-Australia's CBA buys HBOS's BankWest for $1.5 bln - Reuters UK
SYDNEY Oct 8 Reuters - Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA.AX Quote Profile Research has agreed to buy British bank HBOSs HBOS.L Quote Profile Research Australian unit BankWest for A2.1 billion 1.5 billion below book value to ...
Stock & fund quotes - ninemsn
SYDNEY Nov 5 Reuters - Westpac Banking Corp WBC.AX will cut its standard variable home loan rate by 0.65 percentage points Australias fourth-biggest lender said in a statement on Wednesday. On Tuesday the countrys central bank lowered the ...