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Asset allocation is over, investors chase returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... equities." Australian investors are "well ahead of this trend. We've seen SMSF investors have a preference for the big four banks, which pay high dividends." However, "Australians should be re-thinking their domestic equities bias, and looking overseas ...

Shares rise after four-days of losses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... beaten up so badly, who are ready to take some risks on the expectation that the market will bounce back." The big four banks and major miners were mixed at 1025 AEST. BHP Billiton dipped 10 cents to $27.99, while Rio Tinto gained 49 cents to $57.23 ...

Bargain hunters drive strong market gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... network Ten stocks are up. "I think the view that interest rates may go down again have partly spurred this." The big four banks were among the better performers, with Commonwealth Bank up $1.80 at $85.30, ANZ up 54 cents at $33.26, National Australia ...

Shares lower at lunch time

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... weaker after the release of the capex figures, which should also be beneficial for the equities market. Among the big four banks at 1200 AEST, the Commonwealth Bank was down 72 cents at $83.41, ANZ had lifted 15 cents to $32.67, National Australia Bank ...

Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... Trust holds its annual general meetings. In Australia, the market on Friday finished flat after weakness among the big four banks offset strong gains among energy stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.4 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 5,664.7 ...

AMP deflects ASIC attack reports

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... October 2014, ASIC has been scrutinising the conduct of "large advice entities" such as AMP, Macquarie and the big four banks. In April, it said it had detected "multiple instances of licensees charging clients for financial advice, including annual ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... Billiton have dragged the share market lower. Investors are being cautious around high yield stocks including the big four banks, Telstra and supermarket owners Wesfarmers and Woolworths, Bell Direct equities analyst Julia Lee said. "The big yield stocks ...

Budget for uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... in April and "Business conditions retraced some - but not all of the gains reported in March" (NAB). Australia's big four banks - ANZ, CBA, NAB (on a trading halt), WBC - and Telstra dragged the overall index down as scribbled in the Australian Financial ...

Bank results underpin wealth management new era

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
As the big four banks prepare for the end of the extraordinary bull run experienced since the global financial crisis, their wealth management arms also gear up for a new era. In a more challenging market and regulatory environment, the focus for the ...

Global finance, resources key to diversification

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... financial sector could also be an opportunity for Australian institutional investors seeking to diversify from the big four banks and their correlation with the resources sector. "The financial sector has not been a favourite among investors after the ...