Putting a dollar value on the head of a broker is nigh on impossible, but the recent reporting season and proposed takeover of Challenger by National Australia Bank has disclosed some useful financials for calculations.
Using some very simple maths – such as the price of a network …
Australia’s risk insurance industry stands to benefit again in 2010 from an increase in expected written premiums and following on from a bumper 2009.
According to preliminary findings from the CoreData Risk Study 2009 17.9% of advisers expect to increase the amount of insurance written with their main …
The knock on effect of weak new customer growth for Australian regional banks has severely impacted their ability to increase their lending books.
The underperformance of the regionals relative to the majors during the financial crisis in acquiring deposits makes it difficult for these institutions to remain price …
Was the recent banking system near-meltdown a one off event or should investors expect more frequent blow-ups in the sector?
As investors look back on events in the financial market in the last year or so, two things are likely to stand out.
One, clearly, would be the …
The fierce competition between the nation’s heavyweight banks was evident in the media this week, well, at least in Sydney.
The battle for the hearts and minds of Australian consumers reached fever pitch with three of the four big banks dominating advertising spend on Tuesday in the city’s …
Serial mouth opening Former Prime Minister Paul Keating made a superb move in the media this week, banging on again about his four pillars policy in an attempt to move media heat away from his Hungry Mile redevelopment opposition, and it worked a treat.
Keating headlines are now …
