EXPORTERS are cheering the Australian dollar's recent decline, an industry group says. The Australian dollar was at a 25-year high of 98.49 US cents in mid-July - levels not seen since the days of a fixed exchange rate....
By Peter Taylor Royal Bank of Scotland has moved to reshuffle management of its Australian businesses after failing to offload the south Pacific arm of ABN Amro. The bank will also, under integration plans, buy out the...
THE share market was over 2 per cent lower at noon, led by the banks, after US stocks dropped overnight on renewed concerns about the economy. At 12pm (AEST), the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 102.9 points, or 2.07 per...
Friday September 5, 2008, 5:00 pm (Adds comment) By Miranda Maxwell MELBOURNE, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Banks sank, with National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB.ax) down 4.34 percent at A$23.60, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:...
The Australian share market has reversed August's gains this week. The All Ordinaries has closed down 101 points to 4,950 and the ASX 200 has dropped 2.1 per cent to 4,877. There has been deep falls in the banking sector,...
By FinanceAsia & Dealogic | 5 September 2008 A roundup of the latest syndicated loan market news. Bank of Scotland provided A$100 million while Commonwealth Bank of Australia contributed A$82 million. A $295 million 2.5...
Sydney, Australia, Sept 5, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - Yesterday, the Australian share market closed weaker across the board as the big miners and most of the banks fell. On Thursday the benchmark S & amp;P/ASX200 index slid...
MARK COLVIN: Finally to business and finance on the markets with Lexi Metherell. LEXI METHERELL: Thanks Mark. Ex-James Hardie executives have escaped criminal proceedings, with ASIC announcing today it hasn't been able to...
USA September 4, 2008 --AppLabs, the world’s largest independent testing, quality management and certification solutions company, today announced that it will host a live Webinar entitled ‘The Future of Testing is...
ACI Worldwide (NasdaqGS:ACIW), a leading international provider of software for electronic payment systems, today announced a new version of ACI Proactive Risk Manager, the company's comprehensive fraud monitoring and...