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Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... to fade," Mr McCarthy said. Among the major banks on Friday at 1200 AEST, ANZ fell 94 cents to $32.86 as it traded ex-dividend, Commonwealth Bank was 16 cents higher at $79.25, Westpac lifted 13 cents to $35.03, and National Australia Bank added five ...

NAB wealth division reports flat earnings

LAURA MILLAN AND AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... Australian Banking and NAB Wealth [are] driving good growth in corporate super flows." The overall business lifted its dividend after a reduction in bad debts helped increase its first half profit to $3.15 billion. The bank's cash profit rose by 8.5% ...

Australian ETF industry passes $11 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
Total funds in the Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) market surged to $11.13 billion in April, an almost 50% increase from 12 months ago. According to the latest ASX Funds Monthly Update, over $1 billion has flowed into ASX-listed in 2014, with ...

Tens of thousands flock to Omaha

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... company together," he said. Buffett also revealed that a shareholder vote on whether the company should consider paying a dividend was resoundingly defeated. Berkshire's cash pile stood at $49bn at the end of the first quarter. Buffett promised to keep ...

BT Financial Group posts 21% profit rise

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... increase in net operating income and a 22% reduction in impairment charges. Westpac has announced a fully-franked interim dividend of 90 cents per share, up 2 cents on the prior half and 4 cents higher than a year ago.

Macquarie profit up 49%

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... for the 12 months to March 31, up from $851 million a year ago. As a result, Macquarie has declared a 40% franked final dividend of $1.60 per share, up from the 2013 final distribution of $1.25. Chief executive Nicholas Moore said all of the company's ...

ANZ wealth division profits up 11%

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... compared to the previous corresponding period. Cash profit was up 11% to $3.5 billion. The bank declared a fully franked dividend of 83 cps, up 14%, equates to a payment of $2.3 billion to shareholders. The global wealth division grew profit 11% with ...

BTIM on the hunt for new investment teams

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... cash earnings per share stood at 28.0 cents per share, an increase of 137% since 31 March 2013. BTIM declared an interim dividend of 16.0 cents per share, up 100% on the previous corresponding period. "We are encouraged by the demand we are seeing for ...

BTIM posts strong half year numbers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... cash earnings per share stood at 28.0 cents per share, an increase of 137% since 31 March 2013. BTIM declared an interim dividend of 16.0 cents per share, up 100% on the previous corresponding period. BTIM chief executive Emilio Gonzalez attributed the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... companies jumped 1.04 per cent to end at 6,769.91 points - the highest close since March 6 - aided also by a BP shareholder dividend hike. Frankfurt's DAX 30 jumped 1.46 per cent to 9,584.12 points, boosted by encouraging results from lender Deutsche ...