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ANZ posts $5bn profit

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
ANZ reported a 33 per cent increase in underlying profit of $5 billion, buoyed by the strong performance of its funds management and insurance businesses. Additionally, the full year results ending 30 September 2010 show a 53 per cent rise in statutory ...

Cbus hires Frontier and AustralianSuper execs

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
The $15 billion Cbus has made three senior appointments, including former Frontier investment consultant Tim Ridley as investment strategy manager, and former AustralianSuper executive David Constable as marketing manager. Ridley will join Cbus in late ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
The Australian stock market was slightly higher at noon after the September consumer price index (CPI) released mid-morning was lower than expected, making a November rate rise less likely. At 1210 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.9 points ...

Infocus planner banned by ASIC

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
ASIC has banned David Radovan, of Donnybrook, Western Australia, from providing financial services for five years after an ASIC investigation revealed concerns with the appropriateness of his advice to retail clients. The regulator found that Radovan ...

MLC stars in NAB $4.2bn profit

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
NAB's acquisition of Aviva, double digit insurance premiums growth and improved investment markets have helped MLC and NAB Wealth become key contributors to the bank's $4.2 billion net profit this year. NAB announced this morning a 19.3 per cent increase ...

Rare opportunities in US real estate

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
Australian super funds could be missing out on a once in a lifetime opportunity to add attractively priced, high yielding US property to their portfolios. So says Sentinel Real Estate Corporation, which has approximately US$4.5 billion in US property ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
The Australian share market was lower at noon, despite a positive lead from Wall Street overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 22.9 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 4,687.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 19.9 ...

Political heat rising on ASX takeover

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
Politicians from both sides of the aisle have reacted cautiously to the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) takeover bid for the ASX. In a note to clients, JPMorgan analyst Russell Gill said he believed it would be difficult for the government to reject the ...

Zurich launches iPhone app for life insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
Zurich is launching a new iPhone application that allows advisers to provide life insurance quotes to clients - catering to the soaring number of planners who use iPhones and want faster, simpler technology to help clients buy insurance. Zurich is providing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
The Australian share market was stronger at noon, led by the financial and energy sectors, as a wave of by-orders pushed stocks up from a flat open. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 46.1 points, or 0.99 per cent, at 4,694.3, while ...