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BTFG cash earnings down, FUM increases

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... Westpac retail banks' customers is sector-leading and St. George's is the fastest growing," Cooper said. "We've increased our bank planner footprint by 8% and we also hold the highest revenue per adviser for Westpac Financial Planning." Westpac meanwhile ...

Mexican standoff

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... (HIA) is expected to release its trades report for the March 2011 quarter while the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) for April is also expected to be released. In equities news, Westpac Banking ...

Wealth down as ANZ records bumper profit

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
ANZ Bank has reported first-half cash profit of $2.97 billion in results that saw Wealth division profits decline by 9% amid recent layoffs. The cash result was up 5% while statutory net profit rose 10% to $2.92 billion, coming close to the level expected ...

Future Fund returns 5.4pc for Q1

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
The Future Fund yesterday released its portfolio update for the quarter ending 31 March 2012, showing a return for the quarter at 5.4% and 2.2% for the financial year to date. The results show that since the first contribution to the Future Fund on ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
The Australian stock market has opened higher, as gains among the big miners helped offset a weak start from the retail banks. At 1032 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.3 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,436.8 points, while the ...

Stay or stay away this May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
I think somebody forgot to tell the equity market that it's already May. Remember May? The time of the year when investors should sell then go away. But instead we got this headline from Bloomberg, "Dow Rallies to Highest Level Since 2007... " The Dow ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
The Australian dollar has risen slightly after weakness following the Reserve Bank of Australia's official interest rate cut. The Australian market looks set to open higher, following the lead of Wall Street which rose on the back of better-than-expected ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... contracts traded. IG Markets analyst Stan Shamu said confidence in the local market was rising with expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would deliver an interest rate cut on Tuesday afternoon, and possibly by as much as 50 basis points. ...

netwealth unbundles super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... executive director at netwealth investments said the Super Accelerator was designed as an alternative to industry funds and bank-owned products. "It is becoming more difficult for firms that don't have vertical integration to survive. In the platform ...