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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following losses on Wall Street after the United States and the European Union broadened sanctions on Russia, overshadowing US economic data and earnings reports. At 0808 AEST on Wednesday, the September ...

WAM Capital posts record profit

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
Wilson Asset Management's listed investment company, WAM Capital, has reported a record profit pre-tax profit of $90.5 million for the 12 months to 30 June following strong investment performance. The figure represents a rise of 68.8% on last year. ...

ASX agrees to changes after ASIC review

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has agreed to make changes to its operations to address a number of issues highlighted by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in a recent review. The changes will affect the way the ASX  ...

AMP remains top dog on RI mandates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
AMP Capital remains Australia's largest manager of responsible investment (RI) mandates, according to the Responsible Investment Association of Australia's (RIAA) Benchmark Report 2014. AMP Capital added an extra $800 million in assets under management ...

Prime Value Opportunities Fund added to BT Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
Boutique Australian equities manager, Prime Value Asset Management, has had its concentrated Prime Value Opportunities Fund accepted onto the BT Wrap platform. The Prime Value Opportunities Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio of equities. During ...

ASX200 companies 'poor' on gender diversity disclosure

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
Most ASX200 companies do not meet gender diversity reporting recommendations, a BlackRock review has found. BlackRock looked at the 2013 annual reports of companies included in the ASX200 stockmarket index and found that gender diversity reporting is ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat. At 1010 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.9 points, or 0.07 per cent, at 5,543.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 4.6 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 5,533.3. On the ASX  ...

ASX meets with PRI to discuss sustainability reporting

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) managing director Fiona Reynolds has met with the Australian Securities Exchange this week to urge them to sign up to the Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative. The initiative, which aims to 'educate' exchanges ...

Pohl's fund receives 'recommended' rating

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Barrack St Investment (BST), the investment company whose portfolio is managed by Manny Pohl's ECP Asset Management, has been given a 'recommended' rating by Independent Investment Research. The rating comes ahead of BST's plan to list on the ASX in ...

Alphinity fund gets rating upgrade from Zenith

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The Alphinity Australian Share Fund (ASF) has received a 'Highly Recommended' rating from Zenith Investment Partners. The ASF is Alphinity's flagship fund. Its process seeks to identify companies who are more likely to experience a short-term earnings ...