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Market Wrap: ASX lower on global concerns

22 Jun 2012 - ASX lower on global concerns. Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) lodges a High Court challenge against the government’s minerals resource rent tax.

Lend Lease secures Barangaroo leasing deals

22 Jun 2012 - Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) inks leasing deals with tenants, including Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) and KPMG, for its Barangaroo South development.

Market Wrap: ASX lower ahead of Greek elections

13 Jun 2012 - ASX lower ahead of Greek elections. Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) shares jumped today after receiving a non-binding privatisation proposal from billionaire Nathan…

Market Wrap: ASX falls 1.1%

08 Jun 2012 - ASX falls 1.1%. Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) has been placed on a ratings watch by Standard & Poor’s as the airline’s shares tumble to below a dollar.

RBA June Interest Rate: Down 25bp to 3.5%

05 Jun 2012 - As expected the Reserve Bank of Australia cuts the nation’s official interest rate for the second straight month, slicing off 25 basis points at its June board meetin…

Market Wrap: ASX finishes week higher

01 Jun 2012 - ASX finishes week higher. BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX:BSL) will challenge a $174 million tax bill from the ATO.

Bill Evans tips RBA rates to hit record low

01 Jun 2012 - Westpac Banking Corporation's (ASX:WBC) chief economist Bill Evans reportedly predicts the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut rates to a record low this year.

Outlook: Aus shares set to open lower

15 May 2012 - Aus shares set to open lower. Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) slashes its fixed loan interest rates.

Federal Budget 2012 Breakdown

09 May 2012 - Federal Budget 2012 Breakdown. Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC), ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) and National Australia Ban…

Market Wrap: ASX down on growth concerns

04 May 2012 - ASX down on growth concerns. Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) lowers its home loan rates by 37 basis points, less than the Reserve Bank’s official cash rate cut …

Market Wrap: Aus shares close flat

03 May 2012 - Aus shares close flat. Eureka Energy Limited (ASX:EKA) has recommended its shareholders do not accept the takeover bid from Aurora Oil & Gas Limited (ASX:AUT).

CBA cuts interest rates by 40 basis points

03 May 2012 - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) will be reducing its mortgage rates by 40 basis points to a standard variable rate of 7.01 per cent.

Westpac H1 net profit falls 25%

03 May 2012 - Westpac Banking Corporation's (ASX:WBC) first-half net profit falls 25 per cent and cash profit gains 1 per cent.

Outlook: Aus shares tipped for steady start

03 May 2012 - Aus shares tipped for steady start. Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX:WPL) affirms its commitment to James Price Point in Western Australia.

Outlook: Manufacturing data to boost ASX

02 May 2012 - Manufacturing data to boost ASX. Bank of Queensland Limited (ASX:BOQ) becomes the first bank to respond to the Reserve Bank of Australia's rate cut yesterday.

Outlook: Aus shares look to lift

30 Apr 2012 - Aus shares look to lift. Takeover target Spotless Group Limited (ASX:SPT) is expected to unveil a sweetened bid from its suitor today.

Midday: Aus shares jump 1.4%

18 Apr 2012 - Aus shares jump 1.4%. Shares in Grange Resources Limited (ASX:GRR) lift after posting a 64 per cent increase in production at its Savage River mine in Tasmania.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 0.5% down

16 Apr 2012 - Aus shares close 0.5% down. Dexus Property Group (ASX:DXS) sells US property portfolio to private equity company Blackstone for $US770 million.

Westpac gets Indian banking licence

16 Apr 2012 - Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) has been granted a banking licence by the Reserve Bank of India. The bank plans to open its maiden branch in Mumbai.

Midday: Aus shares open higher

09 Mar 2012 - Aus shares open higher. Gunns Limited (ASX:GNS) enters trading halt after potential investor pulls out of equity raising.

Market Wrap: Aus shares widen losses

06 Mar 2012 - Aus shares widen losses. QBE Insurance Group Limited (ASX:QBE) says it is close to finalising several “bolt-on” acquisitions.

Midday: ASX dips before RBA decision

06 Mar 2012 - ASX dips before RBA decision. Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) is reportedly cutting more local jobs.

Resources profits and purchases

27 Feb 2012 - Mining profit results dominated the headlines this past week as did Newcrest Mining receiving conditional approval to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange and AGL commi…

Warning signs on banks

22 Feb 2012 - Investment advisor Gary Glover takes a technical look at All Ords, S&P ASX 200 Financials, S&P ASX 200 Materials, NCM, FMG, RIO, QBE, CBA, BXB, WBC, OST.

Market Wrap: ASX falls 1.7%

16 Feb 2012 - ASX falls 1.7%. Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) confirms it will cut 500 jobs because of operational changes.