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06 Feb 12 - Financial Services Reserve Bank Australia News
Reserve Bank toughens protection against DDoS
AUSTRALIA'S central bank has moved to bolster its resistance to a form of cyber attack that has become an increasing menace to financial institutions in recent months. The Reserve Bank of Australia late last week invited computer security providers to ...
Australian share market flat as investors stay on sidelines
THE Australian share market opened flat today as investors awaited the release of the Reserve Bank's interest rate decision and news from Greece and local earnings reports.
Markets Live: Shares edge higher in cautious trade
That's the message to Australia's big banks from Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten. Referring to recent job cuts in the industry, Mr Shorten said the banks appear to have forgotten that it was the taxpayers who helped guarantee their stability ...
Rate cut, economy in focus
First off: The debate will begin in question time at 2pm. The Reserve Bank of Australia is tipped to cut the official cash rate to 4 per cent at 2pm today.
PRESS DIGEST-Australian General News - FEB 7
THE AUSTRALIAN (www.theaustralian.news.com.au) Retailers have warned that the sector is facing even more job cuts after the industry endured its worst year in the last three decades, despite an attempt by the Reserve Bank of Australia to boost consumer ...
MPs maintain the rage ... with banks
The government has been maintaining its public rage against the big banks this morning with Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten criticising Westpac's recent decision to send jobs overseas.
Retailers face staff cuts
RETAILERS are warning of more job losses after the Reserve Bank's two rate cuts late last year failed to lift consumer spending in the worst year for the struggling sector in almost three decades.
MPs maintain the rage ... with banks
The government has been maintaining its public rage against the big banks this morning with Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten criticising Westpac's recent decision to send jobs overseas.
Fool's gold: the whims and prejudices of the Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank (RBA) has the custody and management of the Australian Government's inventory of gold. That inventory forms part of the official reserve assets of Australia. According to the bank's Statement of Assets and Liabilities, ...
Australian sharemarket rallies after US unemployment hits three-year low
Financial stocks mostly outperformed the benchmark. The National Australia Bank rose 1.8 per cent, ANZ gained 1 per cent and Westpac added 1.5 per cent.
Bashing of banks 'could cost jobs'
Page 4: Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will follow the lead of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and set its home loan interest rates independently of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Falling fruit and vegetable prices are helping hold living costs down ...
After multi-billion profits, the big four banks have no excuses for not ...
Australia's big four banks cannot justify refusing to pass on in full any cut to official interest rates by the Reserve Bank today given they last year reported a combined profit of $25.2 billion, say unions. ACTU President Ged Kearney said the ...
Bank bashers 'risk economy'
PROFITABLE and well-funded banks are critical to the health of the Australian economy at a time of global uncertainty, bank leaders warned as they urged politicians to stop bashing the big four financial institutions. Ahead of the Reserve Bank of ...
Lift the dole, backbenchers urge caucus
Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry recommended lifting unemployment benefits in his review of the tax system, and outgoing Australian Industry Group head Heather Ridout and Reserve Bank board member has backed lifting the payment.
Australia's Service Industry Grew Last Month, Snapping Three-Month Decline
Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens lowered the overnight cash rate target to 4.25 percent from 4.5 percent on Dec. 6, citing turbulence in financial markets and an increased chance of a “further material slowing in global growth” as ...
European Stock Futures, Euro Drop Before Greece's Debt Deadline
Bond risk in Australia dropped to a six-month low. Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos struck a tentative deal with party leaders to extend spending cuts after euro-area finance chiefs told them an increase in the 130 billion-euro ($170 billion) aid ...
Gorman Embracing Vegemite in New Wall Street's 15% Bogey at Morgan Stanley
It's late October, and he's in the midst of the second investor revolt he's been through in three years -- the first one coming during the financial upheaval of 2008. Morgan Stanley's chief executive officer, a 53-year-old Australian, is addressing ...
Moody's highlights five risks to Asia Pacific banks
Moody's Investors Service on Monday highlighted five low-probability but high-impact risks that Asia Pacific banks could face this year, despite a benign credit environment. The five downside risk scenarios that the Moody's analysis views as ...
ANZ cuts jobs to protect profits
The bank, Australia's third largest, revealed yesterday it had briefed the Finance Sector Union on a plan to begin slashing jobs as early as next week.
Abbott challenges Gillard to 'make my day'
It is hoping to instead frame the political debate around the economy, and the first day of Parliament looks set to be dominated by debate over economic management as MPs wait for the Reserve Bank's first interest rates decision for the year.
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