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Two boutiques merge to target SMEs

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... services, particularly in the SME space. Between them, White and Ellingworth said that they recognised the need for a sustainable business model that could deliver a greater number of services to their collective client base, streamlined benefits for ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... due to give the keynote speech at the Australian Sustainability Conference and Exhibition on the topic of How will sustainable growth and environmental protection be achieved as Asia's primacy increases this century?. In Australia, the market on Thursday ...

Big four prepare market for annus horribilis 2013

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... are pretty solid for the full year. The main issue going forward will be whether that big rise in trading income is sustainable. The fact that total income only rose by 1.1% in the second half points to the challenge." Commonwealth Bank chief executive ...

Westpac warns tough year ahead

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... has "drawn a line in the sand" to maintain return on equity for investors above 15%. "Our strong balance sheet and sustainable earnings performance allows us to return three quarters of our profit as dividends to shareholders, the vast majority of whom ...

Sandy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... The negative spin would be that Americans are dipping into their savings to pay for their consumption - this is not sustainable and so expect a reversal in spending going forward. The positive. Americans are growing more confident about the prospects ...

Bank dividends under threat

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... money. "We're happy to play out the theme in banks until we find more attractive stocks. We believe that yields are sustainable in the medium-term and anticipate double digit returns over the coming months." Adding to the discussion, Charlie Lancaster ...

Australia ranks third in Global Pensions

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... introduced from July 2013. "Reform is needed to ensure that adequate benefits are provided over the long term in a sustainable manner," Knox said. The 2012 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index is commissioned by the Victorian Government and supported ...

AustSuper adds hedge IEq option

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... According to SelectingSuper, the AustralianSuper international shares option at 30 June 2012 ranked 41 from 153 but the sustainable international shares option ranked 6 th from 153.

Aussie shares to rally within a year: Russell

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
A sustainable turnaround in the Australian share market is predicted within the next 12 months, according to a Russell Investments research report. Russell's Investment Manager Outlook (IMO) survey, which was released this morning, collected the opinions ...

ETFs hit $6bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... market, showing how handling ETFs is a sophisticated service that only a few providers can master, let alone draw sustainable scale and profit from. Australian based strategies account for 47% of ETF business. But the popularity of using locally listed ...