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IGCC launches climate risk survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... "Australian investors know that to lower investment risks they need practical information and analysis on the carbon performance of their portfolios," said Frank Pegan, Chair of Australia/NZ IGCC "Benchmarking their practices against their European and ...

CBA wealth arm boosts profits

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
Commonwealth Bank reported solid results for 2010, buoyed by the strong performance of its funds management business. CBA Wealth Management delivered underlying profit after tax of $329m for 2010, a 12 per cent rise on the previous 12 months. Its net ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... advertisements data for January, and Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association publish their Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI), also for January. In equities news, Argo Investments Ltd and JB Hi-Fi issue first ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... Spiteri said the smaller than expected impact of Cyclone Yasi on northern Queensland was also contributing to the performance of the insurer. "(Also) its update this morning relieved the market of the uncertainty about the prospect of them having to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... 4,765. In economics news on Thursday, the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank release their Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI) for January, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) issues building approvals data and ...

BetaShares launches currency ETF

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... Sydney-based exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares has launched a new ETF in Australia that tracks the performance of the US dollar relative to the local currency. Trading under the ASX Code 'USD', BetaShares U.S. Dollar ETF tracks the performance ...

APRA releases 2010 fund level returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... and seven being less than $5 billion. APRA said these tables would assist the industry to focus on the long-term performance of superannuation funds and their trustees.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... rates. It is to announce its decision at 1430 AEDT. The Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse release their performance of manufacturing index for Januaryand the Australian Bureau of Statistics issue house price indices data for the December quarter. ...

Investors direct $42bn to iShares

RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... year, up $114.9 billion or 3 per cent during the quarter. "The increase in AUM was driven by market and investment performance of $132.1 billion and net new business of $23.9 billion, which were partially offset by merger-related outflows of $38.7 billion," ...

Year of the Bunny

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... economic growth in China and other emerging markets, the OECD leading indicator - the one that tracks the future performance of the developed economies - and global purchasing managers indices have picked up towards the close of 2010. And in case that ...