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Super returns dip to 9.0 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
The SelectingSuper MySuper (ie Workplace) rolling 12 month performance index fell sharply during September to return 9.0% compared to 11.1% at end July and 10.6% at end June. Three year super fund average annual returns are, however, higher at 11.7% ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
The share market is flat after Westpac's cash profit rise and supermarket giant Woolworths's sales figures failed to excite investors. While Australia's second largest home lender lifted its full year cash profit by eight per cent to $7.63 billion ...

Bloomberg takes full control of UBS indices

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
Bloomberg Indexes has taken full control of the UBS bond indices it purchased in April, placing them under its AusBond Indexes brand. The transition was successfully completed on 29 September and Bloomberg is now managing all aspects of the index governance ...

BTFG earnings up 16%

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
Staying "close to advisers" to assist them cope with regulatory changes helped BT Financial Group (BTFG) to a solid full year result, according to the wealth manager. The company reported a 16% year-on-year increase in cash earnings to $895 million ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
The share market has opened higher after a rise on US markets overnight and market heavyweight ANZ achieved strong profit growth. It was a buoyant start to trade due to encouraging economic data out of the US and good financial results from ANZ and ...

Market Vectors launches global quality focused ETF

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Markets Vectors has launched a new global equity exchange-traded fund with a quality bias. Trading under the ASX code QUAL, the ETF is designed to track the MSCI World ex Australia Quality Index. The Market Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF ...

Macquarie announces $678m profit, appoints director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Macquarie has announced half-year net profits of $678 million for the six months ending September 2014. This represents a 35% increase on the corresponding half last year, but an 11% decrease on the six months up to March 2014. The bank also announced ...

Real stagflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Perhaps they cheated and have had a little peep at the data, but last night's advance estimate of US third quarter real GDP growth confirmed the Fed's positive outlook on the economy and gave meat to its decision to end its quantitative easing programme. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rallied as data showed faster-than-estimated economic growth, fuelling speculation the economy is strong enough to withstand higher interest rates. At 0812 AEST on Friday, the December ...

BTIM posts record profit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
BT Investment Management (BTIM) has more than doubled its end of year cash net profit after tax on last year to post a record $127 million. For the 12 month to end of September, statutory NPAT was up 137% to $121.5 million and cash earnings per share ...