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FUM market slides back to $1.4tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... slow growth in the pooled investment market has seen cash holdings as bank deposits, now at a sky high $1.5 trillion, stay above aggregate FUM for the past five quarters pushing the total for the combined sectors through the $3 trillion barrier.

Australian Unity revenue reaches $1bn

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... group managing director, Australian Unity. "The two health funds achieved growth during the year of 6.9% and 18.9% - well above the industry average of 3.2%." Australian Unity Investments' funds under management were up to $11.9 billion from $10.3 billion ...

Sustainability already impacting investments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... major implications for wealth both from a risk and opportunity perspective," Goodland told Financial Standard. "We think the above mentioned present challenges and opportunities for investors and companies, such regulatory changes like the carbon tax ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... directions. The ISM index of non-manufacturing activity rose to 53.3 per cent last month, up from 52.7 per cent in July. Any level above 50 indicates growth. Bank stocks ended the day with sharp losses, with Bank of America down 3.6 per cent, Citigroup ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... was. So that's a good sign for the Aussie, that it's absorbed a lot of very bad news on the day and it is still holding above 105 US cents." Mr Callow said market players were expected to stay on the sidelines between now and the Reserve Bank of Australia's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... (CDS) instruments, rose sharply. The euro fell below $US1.41 during the trading session, while the price of gold jumped back above $US1,900 an ounce on demand for a safe haven investment. The single European currency later recovered to $US1.4109 in late ...

ACSI: executive salaries soar above share value

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
Chief executive salaries for Top 100 ASX Australian companies increased 131% over the past ten years while executives working for companies on the S&P/ASX 100 earned a 31% salary raise, according to new ACSI research. The study, as part of Australian ...

It's official, Rudd saved Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... pre-occupation it's hardly a surprise the government would look to the industries that do the employing. Mining plays way above its weight in how much export revenue it brings in but as an employer it was a minnow. And because exports make up about 20% ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... Institute for Supply Management put the reading for its monthly manufacturing survey at 50.6 per cent, lower than in July but above analysts' expectations. A number above 50 reflects expansion. Separately, US government data showed that initial jobless ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... when the Institute of Supply Management-Chicago reported that its purchasing managers' index came in at 56.5 in August, above analysts' forecasts. Any number greater than 50 indicates expansion. Separately, payrolls firm ADP said the US private sector ...