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State Street opens Shanghai office, announces Q4 results

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... shareholders was US$545 million, compared with US$468 million in Q4 of 2012. Return on average common shareholders' equity (ROE) also went up slightly, hitting 10.9% compared with 10.8% in the third quarter of 2013 and 9.3% in the Q4 of 2012. Overall ...

Challenger acquires SMSF business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013
... Paul Rogan. Challenger's $25 million acquisition of Bendzulla Actuarial is earnings accretive, meets the required 18% pre-tax RoE hurdle, and will be funded from cash reserves. The acquisition is scheduled to complete in January 2014.

LGsuper ups board independence

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
Queensland local government employees superannuation fund LGsuper has appointed three new independent directors to its board of directors and are set to introduce a new board structure in the second half of 2014. From this time the board will be made ...

Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
"Dizzy, I'm so dizzy my head is spinning Like a whirlpool it never ends..." -Tommy Roe Done listening, watching and reading all about whys, hows, whens and wherefores of budget 2013-14? I know I am, I'm so, like, over it. It's good. No, it's bad. Nah ...

Gone in 60 seconds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
Was it as good for you as it was for me? One thing for sure it was better for those who got on instead of the many who got off the other night. Yes, it sells but we're not talking about that. It's the people who got on the equity market train after ...

Big four prepare market for annus horribilis 2013

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Australia's big four banks have posted combined cash earnings of more than $25 billion, but bank chiefs, analysts and investors alike have focused on concerns about the sustainability of returns in a tough environment. Westpac rounded off the reporting ...

Westpac calm in face of storm

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
Westpac's batten-down-the-hatches approach balance sheet management means it's better suited than its rivals to weather future financial storms. The bank is just emerging from a period of consolidation. Jobs have been cut and efficiencies made but the ...

Don't ignore China banks: Macquarie

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... a 1.2% return on assets (ROA), the entire sector - worth an estimated US$20 trillion - is making a 20% return on earnings (ROE), said Victor Wang, deputy head of Hong Kong and China research at Macquarie Capital Securities. Negativity over banks in China ...

CBA posts good profits despite volatile markets

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... domestic deposits intensifies and wholesale funding continues to be expensive." Narev said, despite this environment, cash ROE remained healthy at 18.6%. "We are also particularly pleased that we have continued to invest for the long-term, while maintaining ...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank buys Bank of Cyprus Australia

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... cost of the acquisition, which is still subject to regulatory approval, will be supported by earnings and return on equity (ROE) accretive following integration. To support the cost of the acquisition, BEN is undertaking a fully underwritten $120 million ...