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Market Wrap - Midmorning

MARKET WRAP - MIDDAY  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... $68.81. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank shed 29 cents to $22.72, Commonwealth Bank lost 45 cents to $48.53, Westpac eased 25 cents to $21.30 and ANZ retreated 20 cents to $22.27.

H3 Global 'highly recommended': Zenith

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... Strategies Fund should form part of a defensive allocation within a diversified portfolio." H3 has minority partners in Westpac-owned Ascalon and specialises in quantitative investment strategies through a fund management approach. H3 Global currently ...

Food security back on the radar

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... that seeks to generate returns that are equal or superior to that of major global commodity indices. H3 Global, which has Westpac's Ascalon group as a minority partner, currently has positions in soybeans, grains, cotton, coffee and cocoa. "We have a ...

UBS head of credit research joins QIC

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... Management where he was head of credit research, Asia Pacific. He has more than 10 years experience in credit with UBS GAM, Westpac and Fitch Ratings. QIC GFI has more than 20 investment professionals in its team. It manages a range of fixed interest ...

Solid results for BT Wrap and Westpac

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
The BT Wrap/Asgard platform received $1 billion in inflows for the March quarter, while its parent company Westpac reported strong third quarter results with cash earnings of around $1.4 billion. According to the Westpac 2010 August Update and Pillar ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... Financial Services Group Ltd. Half year results are expected from Caltex Australia Ltd and Spark Infrastructure Group Ltd. Westpac Banking Corporation issues its August trading update. On Friday, the Australian stock market closed firmly in the red after ...

Hybrid banking account wins $1bn super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
Westpac-owned BT Financial Group's experiment three years ago to launch a savings account-and-super product has turned into a billion-dollar success, proving there is a way to get everyday Australians involved with their super. BT Super for Life has ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... banks were also in the red. At 1205 AEST, Commonwealth had shed 25 cents to $50.40, ANZ had slipped 10 cents to $22.44, Westpac had given up 11 cents to $22.94 and National Australia Bank had retreated nine cents to $24.22. Ms Saly said the mining giants ...

AMP Capital Investors expands fixed income team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... of credit desk analysts. She has also held roles with UBS Global Asset Management, Colonial First State Investments and Westpac Financial markets. Baillie will lead the fixed income team's credit research effort, which includes a team of eight credit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... 4,471. In economics news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its Labour Price Index for June, and Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their Indices of Economic Activity, also from June. The Australian Office of Financial ...