Financial Services

The Australian dollar is weaker following an aggressive sell-off in Chinese equities.

The big miners have led the way as the Australian share market recovered from early jitters to end a run of three straight losses and close the day higher.

The National Australia Bank has joined the Commonwealth Bank and ANZ Bank in raising the interest rates it charges property investors, following measures announced by the banking regulator.

Perth financial services provider Pioneer Credit has today reported its 2014-15 earnings are expected to exceed its $6.6 million forecast, and post an operating profit of $7.7 million.

The Australian share market has opened lower in the wake of weak overseas leads and weak commodity prices.

Westpac will look to raise $750 million through a notes offer to lift its capital reserves ahead of a move from the banking regulator.

The Australian dollar has edged lower, weighed down by falling commodity prices and weak Chinese manufacturing data.

The share market has closed lower for a third straight day, following a weak lead from Wall Street and pessimistic manufacturing data from China.

The Commonwealth Bank has become the second major lender to lift the interest rates it charges property investors following an intervention by the banking regulator.

Local minerals explorer IMX Resources has announced plans to delist from the Toronto Stock Exchange due to a lack of demand for its shares in the Canadian market.

The Australian share market has opened lower.

The Australian dollar has nudged lower despite the greenback falling overnight due to a sell-off sparked by profit taking.

US stocks have fallen for a third straight day on the back of disappointing earnings from Caterpillar, American Express and others.

The Australian share market has closed lower, pulled back by the resources sector.

Macquarie Group has lifted its full-year guidance, putting the investment company on track for one of the best results in its history.

ANZ has lifted interest rates for property investors in response to the banking regulator's efforts to slow investor lending growth.

Financial planning technology group Decimal Software has won a contract to supply its services to Centrepoint Alliance for an undisclosed sum.

The share market has opened flat following losses on Wall Street overnight.

Shares of Apple tumbled 4.3 per cent and Microsoft fell 3.7 per cent as disappointing earnings from the two technology titans weighed on the broader market.

The Australian dollar is lower after the Reserve Bank indicated there is room to cut interest rates further.

The share market has fallen as weaker than expected inflation provided room for the Reserve Bank to deliver another rate cut.

The Australian share market has opened lower.

Disappointing earnings from IBM and United Technologies hammered the Dow and led the broader market lower.

The Australian dollar has surged after the greenback fell overnight in a sell-off sparked by profit taking.

The share market has overcome more heavy falls by miners to post a sixth straight gain.

There's no sign that the Reserve Bank of Australia is getting ready to cut interest rates but, judging by the minutes of its latest policy meeting, it's in even less of a hurry to raise them.

The Australian share market has opened flat.

The Nasdaq edged up to a third straight record high as solid earnings from toymaker Hasbro and others kicked off a heavy week of quarterly results.

The Australian dollar is lower against the greenback as traders look ahead to the release of minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia's July meeting.

The share market has edged higher as gains in the financial sector helped to offset weakness among gold miners.

Australia's biggest banks will need to hold billions of dollars in extra capital against their home loans, following a move by the banking regulator to strengthen the country's financial system.

The corporate watchdog has permanently banned local brokers Eric-John Pryor and Peter McDonald from providing credit and financial services after being found to have engaged in misconduct when brokering car financing for a business in Victoria Park.