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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... 3.38 points to 1,996.74. Locally, company profit reporting season starts winding down. The highlights on Friday are supermarket giant Woolworths and Virgin Australia both announcing their full year profits. Retailer Harvey Norman and maintenance and ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... cents to $32.73, NAB had picked up 27 cents to $34.19 and Commonwealth Bank had risen 66 cents to $81.07. Meanwhile, supermarket giant Woolworths was weaker after announcing bigger-than-expected losses from its Master's home improvement business. Woolworths ...

MetLife refocuses on middle classes with direct distribution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... one platform others are working with groups that already have massive points of presence in the community: grocery supermarket chains. And this is why in the US MetLife is putting so much effort into developing its alliance with the Walmart supermarket ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... manufacturing figures for June at 1145 AEST, Ms Roadley said. In local news, grocery wholesaler Metcash, owner of the IGA supermarket brand, has blamed tough market conditions for a 17.9 per cent slump in full year profit to $169.2 million. Metcash shares ...

Prepare for the 'financial Amazon': Joye

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
Online financial supermarkets akin to Amazon are the future of financial services distribution, according to YBR Funds Management's Christopher Joye. Speaking at the Financial Standard MAX forum in Sydney yesterday, Joye said there was a surprisingly ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... March quarter, up 5.3 per cent from a year ago. The business was up 88 cents, or 2.3 per cent, to $37.17 while rival supermarket owner Wesfarmers had improved 39.5 cents, or 0.9 per cent, to $42.615 after suffering losses on Tuesday on the back of its ...

ASX managed fund service gets go-ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... thing it is not is a listing service. Managed funds in this service are not listed." He referred to it instead as a "supermarket of investment products" and "the AMP to Zurich of managed funds."

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... $34.20, ANZ added eight cents to $29.38 and Commonwealth Bank increased 13 cents to $73.33. Wesfarmers, which owns supermarket giant Coles, dropped 34 cents to $41.25 but Woolworths gained 27 cents to $33.96.

Niche funds have their advantages: legalsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Industry super fund legalsuper's recently-negotiated three-year freeze on insurance premiums was only possible because of the fund's niche status, according to legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl. At a time when most super funds are facing hikes ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
... cents to $37.545, Rio Tinto 32 cents to $63.12 and Fortescue 3.5 cents to $5.265. Among stocks making gains were Coles supermarket owner Wesfarmers, up 45 cents to $42.74 and Origin Energy 14 cents higher ar $14.66.