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NAB reports $1.4 billion net profits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... unaudited net profits of $1.4 billion and unaudited cash earnings of $1.55 billion for the December quarter. The latter figure represented a 7% rise from the corresponding period, and was 2% above the quarterly average of the September 2013 half year ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street finished modestly lower following weak housing figures but European markets rose as traders digested mixed retail sales data out of Britain. At 0754 AEDT on Monday, the March share price ...

BT reveals post-awards strategy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... medium sized employers who bank with Westpac, no longer constrained by the Fair Work Commission's selection process. That figure does not include Westpac's large institutional clients. She said that BT, the funds management and superannuation branch ...

Gen Ys engaged with life insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... superannuation and 22% bought it after a family discussion. A discussion with a financial adviser made 19% take on life insurance, a figure that rose to 26% among GenY, compared to just 14% for GenX and 17% for baby boomers. At the same time, only 12% ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street markets as investors shrugged off a report showing poor industrial output in January as mainly weather-related. At 0747 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures ...

It must have been love

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
"There's a reason for the sunshinin' sky There's a reason why I'm feeling so high Must be the season when that love light shines all around us..." - Bellamy Brothers Quite fitting don't you think? Equity markets everywhere felt the 'love' on the week ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
The Australian share market has opened half a per cent higher after Wall Street shrugged off disappointing retail sales figures. US stocks ended higher despite data showing the country's retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.4 per cent in January, the second ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street after new Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen's Congressional testimony appeared to reassure investors. At 0820 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures ...

CSIRO to study super spending habits

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... super lasts and what investment options and financial products might best suit them throughout their retirement so we can figure out how their super could work smarter," CSIRO research leader Alan Dormer said. He explained that the way retirees spend ...

More Australians opt for advice through super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
Superannuation funds, and industry funds in particular, are on track to becoming the favoured channel for consumers seeking financial advice, according to a new survey by Investment Trends. The Investment Trends September 2013 Advice Report found that ...