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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... share price index futures contract was down one point at 4,706, with 16,561 contracts traded. Macquarie Private Wealth division director, Lucinda Chan, said the local market had eased during morning trade following a solid opening. "We had a strong opening ...

BlackRock to expand retail arm

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... areas but that Phillips and Chris Sakiris, the group's platform and research manager, will be looking after the retail division in the interim. "I think it will be a quick process, there is a huge amount of talent both internally and externally," said ...

SelectingSuper celebrates top 2010 funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... Personal Super Product of the Year - Value Choice CareSuper Personal Plan Cbus Personal Super First State Super Personal Division Media Super Personal MTAA Superannuation Fund - Personal Personal Super Product of the Year - Deluxe Choice AustralianSuper ...

Van Eyk head of distrib exits, staff cuts

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
Van Eyk has made job cuts across its sales, product, IT and research departments, while head of distribution, Michael Angwin, has resigned. Mark Thomas, chief executive of van Eyk, said less than 10 people were let go as part of the restructure. Angwin ...

Westpac shines with $6.5bn full year profit

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... about 10 per cent of the company's total cash earnings. Improved market conditions and healthy fund flows boosted the division's performance, with the number of active advisors using BT's wrap platforms growing by 8.2 per cent. Insurance cross selling ...

Insurance shows industry divide

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
The latest AMP Poll has highlighted the issue of division within the financial planning industry between risk management specialists and those who see it as an add-on. The poll reported that the majority of financial planners believe that the cost of ...

Cashflows down, but Flexible Super shines: AMP

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... markets, lower persistency led to higher cash outflows for the quarter, said AMP. Meanwhile, the firm's corporate super division saw net cashflows of $102 million - a $24 million decrease on the prior corresponding quarter. Net cashflows for retail investments ...

ANZ posts $5bn profit

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... insurance sectors and made it a $45 billion fund manager with more than 1,700 financial planners. In the wealth management division, ANZ's profit from its funds management and insurance businesses doubled to $314 million with its wealth management income ...

MLC stars in NAB $4.2bn profit

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
... good underlying cost management and increase in adviser numbers as key factors which contributed to the results. The division reported a 39.4 per cent increase in cash earnings to $609 million, compared with $437 million September last year. MLC's funds ...

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 ...