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Here is an Australian banking sector update from Australian market analyst UBS.

Labor Govt keeps the Four Pillars Policy

Rudd Government is committed to the four pillars policy:

Here are the Macquarie Research Equities (MRE) highlights on some of the recent impacts experienced by the Australian Banking Sector.

Bank Opportunities

The Australian Banks outperformed the market by 3.3% last week, yet are still trading significantly below their November 2007 highs. Headlining recent developments in this area has been the proposed merger between WBC and SGB. Macquarie Research Equities (MRE) review the week in question and reaffirm their guidance for the sector. Click through to find out more…

Banking Sector Impacts

Here is an update on the Australian banking sector provided by Australian market analyst UBS.

Results and M&A - an eventful month

Reporting season surprised on the upside:

Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC) has a price target of $25.90 from Australian stock analyst UBS.

Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC) SGB MIA - "a growth agenda"

No surprises in the WBC/SGB Merger Implementation Agreement (MIA):

Macquarie Research Equities (MRE) highlighted some of the recent impacts experienced by the Australian Banking Sector.

Banking Sector – Westpac (WBC) Looks to Slay the Dragon

The Strain of rising interest rates, spiking inflationary pressure and low levels of consumer sentiment seemed to take its toll on the Aussie banks last week as they underperformed the market by 4.3%. Macquarie Research Equities (MRE) discusses the key highlights of the week and the implications for the sector. With the exclusivity period for the SGB merger ending, what’s next?

Australian Banking Sector Update provided by Australian stockmarket analyst Macquarie Research Equities.

Banking Sector Revisited

St George Bank (SGB) has a price target of $34.00 from sharemarket analyst Macquarie Research Equities.

St George Bank (SGB) What could the other banks pay?

WBC looks well positioned with SGB Board support:

Given the SGB Board's support for its 1.31 for 1 bid (subject to no superior proposals being made), WBC appears to be well positioned. As a result, we believe a counter-bid would need to be at least 5-10% higher than WBC's proposal in order to win the SGB Board's support. This leads to two key questions.

National Australia Bank (NAB) has a particularly strong result in cost control and therefore an excellent operating performance from stockmarket analyst Macquarie Research Equities.

National Australia Bank (NAB): Dividend Yield Play – 10 Days to Go!

t’s bank dividend season again, and NAB follows ANZ and WBC this year with a $0.97 fully franked dividend, going ex-div on Friday 30th May. If you are looking for a high dividend trade, the following Dividend Yield Play strategy for the upcoming NAB dividend could be an interesting trade idea. .

Here are the Macquarie Research Equities (MRE) highlights for some of the recent impacts experienced by the Australian Banking Sector.

Banking Sector – Westpac Banking (WBC) Looks to Slay the Dragon