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Outlook: Aus shares eye earnings reports

19 Feb 2014 - Aus shares eye earnings reports. Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) generates a 10 per cent rise in its interim profit on the back of growth in annuities sales and FUM.

Bill Evans sees rates & dollar heading down

17 Feb 2014 - Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) Chief Economist, Bill Evans predicts Australia’s cash rate and currency will head down as the ASX moves higher.

Warning bells are ringing

12 Feb 2014 - Investment advisor Gary Glover takes a technical look at S&P/ASX200, Dow Jones Industrial, CBA, ANZ, WBC, WES.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 1.1% higher

10 Feb 2014 - A positive opening and a late rally have seen Australian shares close 1.08 per cent higher.

Market Wrap: Aus shares end week slightly down

07 Feb 2014 - Australian shares have a positive day to finish 0.68 per cent up, recovering most of the early week losses.

Market Wrap: Aus shares break losing streak

06 Feb 2014 - The Australian share market brakes a three day losing streak to close 1.2 per cent higher on the back of some encouraging economic data.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 0.04% down

03 Feb 2014 - The Australian share market closed 0.04% per cent down on the back of weak activity in Asian markets and some mixed economic news at home.

Westpac world’s most sustainable

24 Jan 2014 - Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) wins the title of world's most sustainable corporation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Midday: ASX widens losses after CPI

22 Jan 2014 - ASX widens losses after CPI. Shares in Sundance Resources Limited (ASX:SDL) drop despite affirming it is well on the path to production in Central Africa.

Market Wrap: ASX posts golden start to 2014

02 Jan 2014 - ASX posts golden start to 2014. Woodside Petroleum Limited’s (ASX:WPL) plans for developing its Browse liquefied natural gas project are dealt a blow.

Westpac ties up $1.45B Lloyds deal

02 Jan 2014 - Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) completes the $1.45 billion acquisition of Lloyds Banking Group assets.

Outlook: ASX set to widen 2013 rally

30 Dec 2013 - ASX set to widen 2013 rally. As the year draws to an end bank shareholders should be feeling happy with the sector having outperformed the benchmark index by 13.5 per…

Market Wrap: Aus shares snap losses and soar

13 Dec 2013 - Aus shares snap losses and soar. Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) spruikes an upbeat outlook and flags a modest pick-up in lending growth at its AGM.

Westpac has positive outlook

13 Dec 2013 - Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) expects a modest pick-up in lending growth throughout this year.

Outlook: Aus shares set to slip

13 Dec 2013 - Aus shares set to slip. Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) will hold its annual general meeting today.

Westpac targets business

09 Dec 2013 - Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) wants to become the country's biggest lender to business, as competition heats up for corporate and SME customers.

Westpac’s Lloyd’s purchase cleared by ACCC

04 Dec 2013 - Westpac Banking Corp’s (ASX:WBC) $1.45 billion purchase of Lloyds Banking Group’s Australian assets will not substantially diminish car loan market competition, accor…

Outlook: Aus shares poised to plunge

03 Dec 2013 - Aus shares poised to plunge. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) and National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) continue to edge out their two big rivals…

Are banks overvalued?

02 Dec 2013 - Investment advisor James Gerrish takes a technical look at S&P/ASX 200, ANZ, CBA, NAB, WBC.

Midday: Aus shares flat, AUD down

27 Nov 2013 - Aus shares flat, AUD down. The Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory Co. (ASX:WCB) takeover battle continues to capture headlines, with suitor Murray Goulburn this morn…

ANZ wins over business clients

26 Nov 2013 - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) improves its relationship with business customers.

Markets could be frozen

20 Nov 2013 - Investment advisor Gary Glover takes a technical look at S&P/ASX200, Dow Jones Industrials, WDC, WEB, WTF, EGP, WSA, QAN, FWD, WBC, ANZ.

Market Wrap: ASX slumps 1.4% lower at close

13 Nov 2013 - ASX slumps 1.4% lower at close. Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) maintains its full-year underlying profit guidance after posting a strong lift in its third quart…

Westpac’s Hartzer: Denies mortgage overheating

13 Nov 2013 - As Australia’s property market continues to fire up a senior Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) banker denies the mortgage market is overheating.

Review of the AMP Subordinated Note 2

11 Nov 2013 - Investment advisor James Gerrish takes a technical look at AMP Subordinated Note 2, ANZ Subordinated Note, Westpac Subordinated Note, Suncorp Subordinated Note, ANZ C…