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ANZ wealth division profits up 11%

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
An 11% increase in ANZ's global wealth division's profit has contributed to the banking group's strong overall half-year result. In an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), the group reported a 15% climb in statutory profit to $3.4 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to follow Wall Street higher, with the Dow Jones reaching a new record after the Federal Reserve said the US economy was picking up after a winter slowdown. At 0810 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures ...

May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
No surprise, no surprise. Another month... another US$10 billion off the Fed's asset shopping budget and more stressing that interest rates would remain low for a "considerable" time. You, I and Irene very much expected the Federal Open Market Committee's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
The share market is slightly down again after Tuesday's fall ended a seven-day winning streak. Offshore markets in the US and Europe were up overnight following positive sentiment, with nearly three-quarters of US companies beating earnings forecasts. ...

New fund to give retail investors access to volatility index

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
Grant Samuel Funds Management and Triple3 will launch the Triple3 Volatility Advantage Fund, which will give retail investors exposure to options on the VIX Index. The fund to launch next week and requires a minimum investment of $25,000. "We are hoping ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's gains on mixed economic data and corporate earnings as a two-day US Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting got underway. At 0805 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures ...

Future Fund and super returns on par

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
The Future Fund has achieved rolling 3 year returns of about 9.5% pa, putting the de facto sovereign wealth fund on par with workplace super funds when the Future Fund's tax-free and member-free status is taken into account. The $98 billion Future Fund ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
The Australian share market is again higher, continuing the gains of the last seven consecutive trading days. Overseas markets were mostly higher, led by strong rises in the US and Germany. Positive sentiment was boosted by the fact that sanctions imposed ...

Australia signs FATCA agreement with US

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
The Australian government has signed an inter-governmental agreement with the United States to implement the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in a bid to improve international tax compliance. The agreement, together with relevant enabling ...

BNP Paribas wins $1bn Certitude contract off NAB

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
BNP Paribas has won a bid to provide custody and administration to Certitude Global Investment, replacing previous custodian NAB. The deal involves 14 international unit trusts, including Threadneedle Investments (UK), Lighthouse Investment Partners ...