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Any which way is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... the US housing market is gently heading towards the correct path. For companies, reporting earnings were up. Big names like Ford Motor, United Parcel Services and 3M added to the list of firms reporting better than expected first quarter results. For ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... points shy of its 2007 peak. Beyond that peak are levels last seen in 2001 as the dot.com bubble burst. Strong earnings from Ford, Dow member 3M and United Parcel Services (UPS) fuelled market bulls. Ford, the second-largest US automaker, posted its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... The Labor Department said 412,000 people applied for unemployment benefits last week. Economists expected claims to fall. Ford Motor Co fell 1.1 per cent. The car maker announced that it was expanding its recall of its F-150 pickup truck because of a ...

GFC hangover hits Perpetual profit

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
A goodwill write-down from a pre-GFC purchase helped drag down wealth manager Perpetual's first-half profits by 29 per cent year-on-year to $35 million for the six months to December. The $10.6 million goodwill write-down comes from their 2008 purchase ...

Middle East mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... 15 September 2008. And why not, the recent reporting season shows that most US firms - despite disappointing results from Ford and Amazon - continue to beat profit estimates. And why not, the US economy has woken up from its summer slumber. Real GDP ...

Perpetual Private Wealth targets growth

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
Perpetual Private Wealth is aiming for year-on-year double digit growth in profits and revenue, and is planning to make further acquisitions, said Geoff Lloyd, Perpetual group executive of private wealth. Lloyd said the firm had set an ambitious growth ...

Zurich sales head joins Perpetual

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
Perpetual Private Wealth has appointed former Zurich head of wholesale sales, Nick Langton, as general manager private client advice, as the firm ramps up its wealth arm and positions for future acquisitions. Langton, who has over 20 years experience ...

Rising markets boost Perpetual's bottom line

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
Perpetual Limited reported full year net profits after tax of $90.5 million in the year to June, representing a 140 per cent increase on last year's result, and well above the company's previously issued guidance. The company's Private Wealth division ...

Securitor awards top practices and advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... dealer group for a period of time. The winners are: The State Award winners up for Securitor Practice of the Year are: VIC - Ford Scott NSW - Nationwide Financial Services SA - McLeod Watzdorf Financial Planning WA - Smith Wealth QLD - Continuum Financial ...

Perpetual FUM up as flows steady

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
Perpetual's investment fund flows remain much lower compared to pre-global financial crisis levels, but its funds under management (FUM) rose by $3 billion to over $29 billion in a six-month period to December last year. Perpetual's first half profit ...