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Robeco hits Aus shores

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... regulation and consolidation as part of Robeco's broader Asia-Pacific strategy with a focus on institutional clients and private banks. The Sydney-based office will apply the resources, network and local knowledge of its parent company to position itself ...

Goldman Sachs equities fund awarded AA rating

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... irrespective of the macro environment and this continues to be a major focus for us. "From a sector perspective we are positive on Banks, Transport and Energy where we see specific opportunities. We remain cautious around commodity prices and the risk ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... cents, or 0.86 per cent, at $14.02. Mr Chatterton said financial stocks were good to buy on Wednesday with all of the major banks down. ANZ shares fell four cents to $22.95, Westpac shares lost 16 cents to $21.98, National Australia Bank shares shed ...

Can't fix what's not broken, yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... Hopefully no one lost their jobs over that call. And although forecasters got it right last month - the RBA stayed - Australian banks went ahead and raised lending rates anyway to make up for higher funding costs and to protect their profit margins. ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... seen the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the People's Bank of China and other Asian central banks, among others, implement more stimulus measures. We've seen the Obama administration sign into law a bill that extends a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... lay-offs at a time of soaring unemployment, recession and state austerity cuts. Milan slumped 3.30 per cent, led down by the banks after having outperformed its peers in recent weeks. In foreign exchange deals, the European single currency slipped to ...

Advisers told to rethink growth asset allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... relatively low corporate profitability and should prompt a re-think of allocation, said Dorrian, citing underperformance in banks' equity, favoured for retirement income, against performance of the debt side of the capital structure. "This over-allocation ...

Market ripe for private equity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... shore-up balance sheets is leading to a buyer's market for private equity, according to one provider. "In Europe alone the banks need to deleverage their balance sheets by 1.5 to 2.5 trillion euros," said Reto Schwager, head of investment solutions ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... sector, global miner BHP Billiton was down 10 cents at $34.33, and Rio Tinto added four cents to $64.14. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank gained three cents to $24.69, Westpac found three cents at $21.76, ANZ improved six cents to $23.24 ...

China FUM rise challenges Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... trends, further undermining Australia's case for it to be considered an alternative regional financial hub. Cerulli noted that banks in China are the biggest fund distribution channel, even through their share has declined marginally in recent years ...