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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... Billiton down 20 cents to $36.48, Rio Tinto up six cents to $65.86 and Fortescue down five cents to $4.68. The four major banks all opened in positive territory. ANZ gained 10 cents to $25.35, Westpac added seven cents to $26.65, National Australia Bank ...

Better 2013 outlook risks complacency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... - predicted were it not for the counter-measures implemented by the Fed, the ECB, and the PBOC (and other major central banks) during the course of last year. But that's exactly the point. You don't expect central bankers just to sit and watch and wait ...

ASX favourites likely to dish more cash in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... stocks without conducting thorough due diligence can lead to substantial underperformance." Van Munster picks the major banks as strong dividend payers in 2013. "As long as credit growth is below, say, seven to eight percent, and dividend re-investment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
... Rio Tinto slumped 14 cents to $66.67, BHP lost 13 cents to $37.45 and Fortescue fell 1.5 cents to $4.725. The four major banks were mixed at noon. ANZ was up 7.5 cents to $25.12 and Commonwealth Bank jumped 24 cents to $61.64. However, Westpac fell 4.5 ...

NAB Private Wealth best in Aus

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
When it comes to private banks it seems size really does matter, after NAB Private Wealth was named the best one in Australia by publication Asian Private Banker. "In a market where wealth is mature and the private banking space is fiercely contested ...

Retail Super Funds tank in satisfaction-stakes

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012
... percentage point drop for Industry funds and a 1.0 percentage point improvement for Self Managed Super Funds. With all major banks indicating plans to grow their wealth management business, Norman Morris, Industry Communications Director at Roy Morgan ...

Family office and HNW clients overlook best cash deposit rates

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... best rate on their cash deposits, according to Harris Fraser Group's Marc Geary. The private wealth expert says that some banks are taking advantage of the large sums held in some accounts to charge horrible rates to their customers in a bid to meet ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... December share price index futures contract was 11 points higher at 4,601 points, with 9,597 contracts traded. The big retail banks were among the better performers in early trade. Financial stocks were up 0.44 per cent at the open, according to IRESS ...

Act now to capitalise on Asian fixed income migration: Omega

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... much less risk, which makes them an attractive option for investors looking for superior risk adjusted returns," he said. "Banks are just one example. The European and US banks have certainly had their issues over the last few years and those are continuing," ...

Investors turn from cash to fixed income: UBS

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... equities as investor risk appetite continues to adjust. Macnish expects good income generating stocks, like the big-four banks, and Telstra, AMP, JB Hi-Fi, and even Woolworths to attract investors looking for regular income, but also warns investors ...