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Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... local economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group)/Australian Housing Association (HIA) performance of construction index (PCI) showed activity rising to an index of 35.8 in October, up from 30.9 the previous month. In equities ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... at 4,482. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association release the performance of construction index for October. In equities news, News Corporation is expected to announce first quarter earnings results ...

Three chances to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... October - though this is a 22-month low and down from 52.2 reading of the previous month. And back home, the AIG/CBA Performance of Services Index rose to 42.8 last month from 41.9 in September. Still contracting but improving? Or... ? See what I mean? ...

Investors more satisfied with SMSF than pooled funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... years, is a result of a investors wanting greater control over their pension pots to combat a perceived lack of performance of pooled funds. "With growing competition between the industry and retail funds for market share and the rapid expansion of the ...

Results show strong momentum: BT Financial Group

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... with cash earnings increasing 17% compared to the first half year, said BT Financial Group. The strong underlying performance of BT Financial Group was supported by continued investment and growth in the planner network and a strong result across life ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... down three points at 4,442. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index for October, the Dun and Bradstreet business expectations survey, the ANZ job advertisements series for October ...

Triple bypass needed to resurrect NAB's UK business

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... with some analysts predicting a rise." In yesterday's announcement to the ASX, Clyne drew attention to the out-performance of the domestic business despite increased competitiveness. The bank has increased its market share in its personal banking and ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... Australia's (RBA) index of commodity prices for October is due out as is the Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for October. In equities news, GUD Holdings and Whitehaven Coal are due to hold annual general ...

SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... research that is based on interviews with 30,000 people. The report revealed that satisfaction with the financial performance of industry funds in September 2012 was 49%, ahead of the 43% shown by retail fund members, but still well below the 64% by ...

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... decline could reflect some concerns among market analysts about whether ANZ would be able to sustain the revenue performance of its offshore ventures. The other big retail banks were mixed - CBA was steady $57.08, NAB was up nine cents at $25.99 and ...