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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... gains. Westpac was the strongest performer of the big banks, gaining 22 cents, or 1.05 per cent, to $21.27. National Australia Bank had found 20 cents to $24.30, ANZ had also improved, by 20 cents to $22.62, and the Commonwealth Bank had climbed 28 cents ...

JBWere partners with Swiss bank

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
JBWere has entered into a partnership with family-owned Swiss private bank Lombard Odier to deliver international trading capabilities. Available to investors in Australia and New Zealand with more than $1 million to invest, the partnership allows JBWere ...

Inaugural responsible investing platform launched

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... Stephen Newnham, director of Australian Ethical. Held at the offices of major sponsors Bendigo Wealth, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is the wrap's default cash account provider. "Australian investors and financial advisers are increasingly seeking to make ...

SEC triggers industry protest storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
A proposal in the US by the Securities Exchange Commission, to effectively regulate money market mutual funds as if they were banks, has triggered a storm of outrage with claims it could destroy sections of the investment industry. The proposals to ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... then there's Mr. Willem Buiter - Citigroup chief economist, economics professor at the London School of Economics and ex-Bank of England monetary policy committee member - proclaiming that Spain "is now at greater risk of sovereign restructuring than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... AEDT on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was unchanged at 4,270. In economic news on Thursday, Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (financial markets) Guy Debelle is due to address the Australian DCM Summit 2012 in Sydney. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... were steady, and outperforming the market slightly, Mr Curtin said. The big four were mostly flat except for Commonwealth Bank which fell 15 cents, or 0.31 per cent to $48.75. David Jones dived 30 cents, or 11 per cent, to $2.43 at 1021 after warning ...

APRA calls for dialogue with funds on MySuper

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
Superannuation funds thinking about offering a MySuper product should start talking to APRA now, said the regulator, who acknowledged the timeframe was tight, but said there should be "no surprises" when the draft standards are released next month. ...

Risk-averse investor pitfalls

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
Capital risk is being ignored in favour of investor preference for risk-averse bank deposits, according to Equity Trustees. Shaun Manuell, head of asset management at Equity Trustees Limited, said the dangers of capital risk are not being expressed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... Tuesday finished weaker in line with Asia bourses. Locally, investors digested comments on monetary policy from the central bank amid concerns about a possible slowing of China's demand for iron ore. At the close on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...