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Mercer tests the water of 'fair capitalism'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... which would be 'easiest to implement', and which would 'never happen'. The proposals included: measuring financial performance annually rather than quarterly or monthly; taxes designed to discourage excessive short-term trading; redesigning executive ...

Centrepoint appoints new chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... acquisitions. "John's experience in positioning companies for long term sustainable growth and delivering superior financial performance within the financial services sector is ideally suited to Centrepoint's next phase of growth," said Nelson. De Zwart ...

ANZ reports 6.2% cash profit rise

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... focus ensuring that we can continue to invest in our super regional strategy while also maintaining our financial performance." Australia's third largest bank also saw its household mortgages and deposits market share rise. "We are delivering against ...

Retail Super Funds tank in satisfaction-stakes

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012
Satisfaction with the financial performance of Retail Super Funds in November 2012 was 41.6%, the lowest level since July 2004, well behind Industry Funds (49.0%) and Self Managed Super Funds (69.1%), a new report reveals. Based on over 30,000 interviews ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... tax implications of its takeover of smaller rival St George. Cash earnings - banks' preferred measure of financial performance - rose five per cent to $6.6 billion, Westpac said, which was above market expectations. Westpac shares rose one per cent just ...

Investors more satisfied with SMSF than pooled funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... industry and retail funds for market share and the rapid expansion of the SMSF sector, satisfaction with financial performance is increasingly a factor that fund managers should be taking notice of," Morris added. "Our research shows that there is a ...

SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... research that is based on interviews with 30,000 people. The report revealed that satisfaction with the financial performance of industry funds in September 2012 was 49%, ahead of the 43% shown by retail fund members, but still well below the 64% by ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... in the resources sector, BlueScope Steel was 0.75 cents higher at 40.75 cents as it said it expected its financial performance to improve in the year ahead, after posting a $1.04 billion loss in the 12 months to June. Global miner BHP Billiton was 24 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... down 65 cents at $54.70. BlueScope Steel was down half a cent at 39.5 cents after forecasting an improved financial performance in the year ahead. The company on Monday reported a net loss of $1.04 billion for the 12 months to June, in line with its ...

ESG sheds light on Sov debt crisis: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... a country risk perspective, we found evidence that social and governance issues have material impacts on financial performance whereas environmental issues were of less immediate relevance in the short term." Yesterday, Catalonia's finance minister raised ...