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Wealth down as ANZ records bumper profit

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... result of competition for deposits, higher costs for long-term funding and low demand for loans, according to the Bank. Stronger results in Asia Pacific, Europe and America contributed to profit and illustrated the benefits of building a super-regional ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... investor day with managing director Matthew Quinn delivering a presentation. In Australia, the market on Monday closed stronger, driven by resource and banking stocks, to put it on a slightly stronger footing over all of April. Traders said the market ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
The Australian share market was stronger at noon driven by resources stocks on anticipation of a soft economic landing in China. At 1209 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 29.2 points, or 0.67 per cent, higher at 4,391.3 points, while ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... Norman lost six cents to $2.00 while Myer shares fell five cents to $2.34. Defensive stocks such as Telstra shares were stronger, with the telco up four cents to $3.55, its highest level since August 2009. "The new comment on Telstra is target $4.00," ...

Hedge funds outperform: Research

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... creating an average of 4.19% per year from 1994-2011. "This research is powerful proof of hedge funds' ability to generate stronger returns than equities, bonds and commodities and with lower volatility and risk than equities," said Andrew Baker, CEO ...

CGT relief paves way for super mergers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... AustralianSuper. Industry has welcomed the move following months of lobbying, saying the relief will assist implementation of Stronger Super reforms. "It's particularly significant for the not-for-profit sector, where we know that many funds were trying ...

Market Wrap-Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after solid German business confidence data and stronger profits from Microsoft, McDonald's and other major US corporations helped the Dow Jones finish about 0.5 per cent higher. At 0800 AEST on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... recent loses following some much-needed positive news out of Europe and an IMF report forecasting global growth would be stronger than expected. Technology and financial shares were boosted by strong earnings in the United States, while the euro and ...

Calls for CGT merger relief

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... AustralianSuper and ASFA. With the rising trend of super fund mergers in the lead up to the introduction of the Government's Stronger Super reforms, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has argued that it is fitting for the Government ...

ANZ cuts wealth mgmt by 230

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... competition which is placing pressure on margins and costs," he told Financial Standard. "We believe these changes put us in a stronger position to invest in new products and services for our customers and to take advantage of new opportunities for growth." ...