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ANZ to chase more China assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
ANZ chief executive Mike Smith was upbeat about the bank's record $6 billion profit at yesterday's annual result announcement and said the company would target further growth in Asia with acquisitions likely to follow. Smith described the 6% rise in ...

Economic indicators defy equities upside: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
Equities remain an attractive investment despite a dismal global growth forecast, an over-inflated Aussie dollar and unprecedented levels of developed world government debt, according to Schroders' Andrew Fleming. The deputy head of Australian equities ...

Yield at any cost flawed: GSAM

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Uncertainty has caused a preoccupation with yield and safe haven stocks, said Goldman Sachs Asset Management's head of Australian equities. Cost pressures, low productivity and the impact of a strong Australian dollar are causing uncertainty, despite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
The Australian market is set to open higher after an encouraging report on the US labour market and better retail sales pushed Wall Street higher. At 0806 AEST on Friday, the local December share price index futures contract was up 11 points at 4,471. ...

netwealth launches global trading on platforms

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
Independently owned platform provider netwealth has launched an international securities offering that gives access to securities listed on 10 global exchanges to retail investors via its Wrap and Superannuation platforms. The offer allows the investor ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
The Australian market is set to open higher after Wall Street rose slightly on positive reports for the US services sector and private hiring. At 0815 AEST on Thursday, the local December share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 4,448. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market is set to open higher despite weakness on overseas markets after Spain said it was not preparing a request for a bailout loan. Investors have been anticipating that the Spanish government would ask for help for nearly ...

Star alignment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... decelerated to an annual rate of 2.0% (from 2.2%) and the weighted median slowed to 1.9% (from 2.1%). The overvalued dollar A. You can't get passed Canada-based financial institution CIBC's view that "the Australian dollar remains the most overvalued ...

Wealthtrac revises structure for independent market

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
Independent platform provider Wealthtrac has updated their pricing for advisers to address the fee-for-service environment, including lowering the administration fee cap. Wealthtrac managing director and chief executive Matthew Johnson said the move ...

Advisers urged to discuss structured giving

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
Philanthropy director of Opportunity International, Stephen Robertson has said the increase in advisers initiating the philanthropy conversation with high net worth clients is worthy of recognition. While the decision to give is ultimately the clients' ...